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delude

[dih-lood] / dɪˈlud /


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But Americans shouldn’t delude themselves that Taiwan is a mere dot on the map and a charity case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Let's not delude ourselves, we're looking at human extinction, the death of eight billion people, and there's no way that people will be able to survive in anything like an increase of 5º centigrade.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

His goal was to delude the rest of us.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

I’m not a practiced enough viewer to delude myself into thinking I have any chance.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

He could no longer delude Kira into thinking this was an ordinary journey.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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