insanity
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It’s positively demented, but it’s not insanity for insanity’s sake.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
That flying blob of insanity isn’t for everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“I don’t get where all this insanity is coming from.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
"It's just insanity, when I think about it," she says of getting to open for two of the UK's biggest acts.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Prior to the trial, at which Andrews pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, the psychiatric staff of the Menninger Clinic conducted an exhaustive examination of the accused; this produced a diagnosis of “schizophrenia, simple type.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing insanity
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