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insanity

[in-san-i-tee] / ɪnˈsæn ɪ ti /


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Despite Jane Wickline’s delightfully awkward cringe and Sarah Sherman’s delectable insanity, only one “Saturday Night Live” cast member picks up votes this round.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I buried my head in the sand for a really long time, and it wasn’t until the documentary that I looked back at the insanity of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Companies can spark temporary insanity by just saying some magic words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She was reportedly found not responsible by reason of insanity.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I think that through the cloudiness of his insanity he saw some antagonism in me, for he at once fell back on the last refuge of such as he—a dogged silence.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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