manic
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Mr. Hernández has a febrile energy that finds him bounding around the stage with a convincingly youthful, manic intensity, as if new love has pushed his adrenaline into overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
"Llangollen relies on tourism so if people see how manic it is with the traffic then they won't want to come back."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Fleming reads unconventional in every way, from his manic and meta delivery to his glam-rock crushed-velvet bodysuit to a rubbery tendency to leap around the stage, no limb left behind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Amman’s research team also has reported that 60% of patients with bipolar disorder—formerly known as manic depression—have a history of trauma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Then came the manic convulsions, the spectral fevers, and the sudden cataclysm of his final illness.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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