monomaniacal

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And then there’s Javert—an armed agent of the state whose monomaniacal focus on bringing Valjean to “justice” ultimately destroys his life.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Ahab’s crew, Ishmael says, “seemed to be picked and packed specifically by some infernal fatality to help him to his monomaniacal revenge.”

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

An acclaimed emeritus professor at Stanford University, White combines dogged research, superior storytelling skills and a delicious sense of irony to tell the story of the likely murder of his institution’s duplicitous and monomaniacal co-founder.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Stallman's monomaniacal energies would do little to counteract the public-relations momentum of open source proponents.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam