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maniacally

[muh-nahy-uh-klee] / məˈnaɪ ə kli /




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“I don’t think we have the luxury of picking just one and staying maniacally focused on it because it could be that you pick the wrong one and then you’re making bad decisions,” Hammack said.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

While the quote is accurate, the image of Schumer maniacally grinning as he says it is completely fabricated.

From Salon Nov. 29, 2025

Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2025

In a five-star review, the Guardian said it was "beautiful, brilliant and maniacally unmissable".

From BBC Feb. 16, 2024

Yes, and also incensed, indignant, and thoroughly, almost maniacally, determined.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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