paranoia
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On June 9, he’s launching “Tea & Scotch” on YouTube, which delves into more observational comedy subjects such as ghost-seeing cats, AI paranoia and parenting a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
“Eddington” took on pandemic paranoia and our fraying connection to reality.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
But now it seems that a very contemporary and more personal issue could be gnawing at Timesfolk and driving them to the brink of paranoia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"Inside the Embassy, life was dominated by a terrible paranoia about bugging: often the staff appeared able to think of nothing else," Gordievsky commented.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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