insanity
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We’re in a period of insanity right now, so people need time to sit wherever they are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The jury - nine women and three men - was weighing a range of options, from not guilty by reason of insanity to manslaughter and first-degree murder.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The jury could have acquited her by reason of insanity, which would then send her to a mental institution, the duration of her stay determined by doctors.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The jury has been deadlocked 11-1 with the majority apparently leaning towards finding the 36-year-old Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
After a time of sickness to which his wife ministered tenderly, he went back to his business and never again let the insanity of love come near him.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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I wailed, the aggravations, wasted hours and general insanities of technology culminating in that one moment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
They are what allow us to discern, in the daily tide of images and insanities, any meaning at all.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
So maddeningly complex is the system, so many its perversions, that we will take our time spooling out the insanities and inequities one by one in future columns.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
Lee said softly, “Couldn’t a world be built around accepted truth? Couldn’t some pains and insanities be rooted out if the causes were known?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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