insanity
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Juror Doe disagreed with the other jurors, who appeared to want to find Clancy not guilty by way of insanity.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Klena had performed to rapt audiences, but nothing like this insanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Dealing with that insanity might also require a two-hour press briefing.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Eleven jurors were in favor of finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, but they were opposed by a single holdout who has spoken publicly about being sure of her guilt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Couldn’t he see that being cooped up with Grandma when she was going full throttle was driving me to the brink of insanity?
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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He loves wooden coasters of yore and high-tech insanities like the X2, with seats out on wings that flip you over and over as you go.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category,” Rufo wrote.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2021
So maddeningly complex is the system, so many its perversions, that we will take our time spooling out the insanities and inequities one by one in future columns.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
Lee said softly, “Couldn’t a world be built around accepted truth? Couldn’t some pains and insanities be rooted out if the causes were known?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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