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conspiratorial

[kuhn-spir-uh-tawr-ee-uhl] / kənˌspɪr əˈtɔr i əl /




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Quiet and shadowy, it has a slowly mounting power in its depiction of the conspiratorial thinking that surrounds the chronovisor, which Ernetti suggested was suppressed by the Vatican.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The cause was never confirmed, but conspiratorial neighbors note that the fire extricated the owner from a money pit that was drowning in permit violations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Setting aside the conspiratorial premise, the “many” in Pratt’s assertion is doing a ton of work.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

As Salon’s Andi Zeisler masterfully outlined, conspiratorial thinking “flourishes in times of political and social upheaval, and it tends to resonate within minoritized groups ‘who are systematically kept from participating fully in society’”:

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

He made numerous conspiratorial trips abroad and traveled the country tirelessly from north to south on planes, cars, and trains, on none of which were there now such things as first-class tickets.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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