paranoia

Example Sentences

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"There's paranoia around AI in every industry," said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

We’ve also reached a point in the season at which previous groups of Traitors turned on each other for reasons similar to those that do in tyrannical cabals: mutual envy, paranoia and greed.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Whispers and doubts will be circulating all over Beijing and at every level of party and army leadership, checked only by the paranoia of officials fearing for their careers and lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

It was something that he wanted the court to understand, that he'd been driven to "paranoia" by the constant attention surrounding him and his relationships.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Waves of rumor and paranoia swept through the countryside, enveloping especially the powerless.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan