delusional
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While the “number of users” once meant “number of paying users,” the success of Facebook, Instagram and other social-media sites persuaded delusional investors that the word “paying” could be dropped.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Girgis and his peers have tested ChatGPT and Claude for how they handle delusional or paranoid thoughts.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes lends a hand on glam-stomp anthem Cocky, and Williams' former Take That nemesis Gary Barlow appears on a song called Morrissey, written from the perspective of a delusional stalker.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“Those things don’t require a lot of cognitive function, and they can be done even in a delusional state,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
What he doesn’t get is that even though part of me has come to sense the things that might be delusional, there’s the other part of me that has no choice but to believe them.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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