paranoia
Example Sentences
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The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"My view is we should prepare for paranoia before the event," Uday Kotak, a veteran Indian banker, told a gathering of industry leaders this week, adding, "We must prepare for the worst."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
If you watched “Battlestar Galactica,” you’d know that was an actual paranoia human survivors had to contend with.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Well, if you let your paranoia run wild, quite a lot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Nearly all defectors arrive at Hanawon showing clinical symptoms of paranoia.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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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