demented
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It’s positively demented, but it’s not insanity for insanity’s sake.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
During his early career, Shepard savaged Vietnam-era conservatism, preferring the hippie vibe of the Bay Area to what he called the “sprawling, demented snake of L.A. to the south.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Sam Neill stars in “Madness” as an insurance investigator who, sent to find a missing, bestselling horror author, ends up stumbling into the demented New England small town of the author’s books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Sorry, Linda, Pete, and all you sweet, demented old ladies!
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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