delusional
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We are in the seventh year of the Roaring 2020s, an idea I first wrote about in August 2020, when it looked delusional.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I could be delusional, but I don’t think I am, so I will pay for her love.”
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Laidlaw said: "He was in a psychotic state and had lost contact with reality. He was not able to distinguish what was real and what was not. He was hearing voices and had delusional beliefs."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
For Slattery, what begins as an exercise in comic self-demolition gradually becomes the movie’s biggest surprise, with the actor turning a desperate, delusional version of himself into its most unexpectedly lovable character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
They were all laughing, though, so apparently Ridge hadn’t said anything that sounded completely delusional.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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