deluding
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“People say I was deluding myself that I could do the job at my age. My answer to that is: I was doing the job.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
"She must have known. If she didn't know, she was deluding herself, because she was there," he said.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
But if they really believe they can stay in these two separate lanes, they’re deluding themselves.
From Slate ● May 23, 2025
“But I think really they will be deluding themselves if they think that that bodes well for the next general election.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Finally, the census of 1790 provided unmistakable evidence that those antislavery advocates who believed that the future was on their side were deluding themselves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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