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lunatic

[loo-nuh-tik] / ˈlu nə tɪk /




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That is a deliberate choice, says Tracy, because Teddy is not -- or at least not just -- a lunatic.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” said Steven Cheung, White House communications director.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The Macfadyen performance is not of a raving lunatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

"I'm not a lunatic," Bellamy said after topping Wales' Nations League group last year.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Day and night they chipped and hacked, pickaxed and burrowed deeper, uncovering whitened bones by the ton while the deranged clergyman rambled about, frothing like a lunatic.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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