paranoia
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But Kemp quickly crumbled back in the castle, when paranoia set in.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
There’s little tension or drive, just shaggy scenes about paranoia, trust and hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nor will media literacy programs, stronger education about viruses, centralized hubs for medical information, “prebunking” campaigns, or community engagement programs—all good ideas from experts that still cannot meet the sheer force of our paranoia.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Among the most progressive alienists, this kind of unfounded belief was known as a delusion, associated with a newly identified disorder called paranoia.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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He described the car as a “mobile fortress” and paints an exceedingly dour view of a desolate city center disconnected from suburbs rife with paranoias about security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
It’s an uncanny combination of paranoias and legitimate concerns, but it’s undeniably working.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2020
One such illusion is that increasing racial proximity by integrating schools and housing is a good way to break down racial animosities and paranoias.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2020
But before Toole shelved his novel and succumbed to these final paranoias, he had two years of correspondence with Gottlieb, and considerable encouragement.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2017
I remembered the walls made of grain sacks and ammunition boxes, of my father’s fears and paranoias, his scriptures and prophecies.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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