delirious
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Joe stepped off the curb with a massive smile, and for a second I just stood there, jetlagged and slightly delirious.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
It’s almost a magic trick that, after his delirious first hour, Lapid has an entirely different emotional register in store.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Then she became delirious, became "really sensitive to light", and stopped making sense, she said.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Another became delirious with hunger, thirst and the cold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Jack fell asleep and slept for a long time, then awoke, delirious.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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