mental state
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It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
She was transported to hospital in critical condition but later regained consciousness, with her lawyers saying this week that she was walking around but in a "foggy" mental state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
But can they really read someone's mental state, their happiness, their overall wellbeing?
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Of the sailors’ mental state, he said, “It does make you fuzzy…There’s five to six thousand people on the ship, and you just probably see the same 50 a day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
If Dad is losing his mind, gossiping about his mental state probably isn’t helpful.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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