maniacal
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He also put a maniacal focus on Apple’s supply chain, owing to his prior stint as the company’s chief operating officer.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
We should only expect more maniacal threats as time goes on.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
If you’re reading this review of Gore Verbinski’s maniacal farce “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” in newsprint, congratulations on being a Luddite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Renata and Livingston continued at top speed, eager to get away from the maniacal pirate with his deadly toast.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
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