maniac
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Walking and typing is dangerous, but walking and talking like a maniac into my own recorder is merely antisocial.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
The “Saturday Night Live” head writer made the most of his time on two legs, playing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as a swaggering, pro wrestling-esque maniac.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
“Every time the case is recalled in the papers,” she would say, “I seem to hear from every maniac in the country.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
“And I’m not some crazed maniac set out to destroy this nation.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Aretha barked like a maniac and we all ran to see what was wrong.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
A breezy mix of history, profiles and memoir, the book seeks to answer a straightforward question: How did marathons evolve from a niche competition for maniacs to a cultural touchstone for the masses?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"And it caused a speedup, having these guys work like maniacs."
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
"No visits are allowed there. This means more than a year without a visit. Even maniacs and serial killers serving life sentences have the right to receive a visit, but I don’t."
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2023
He hears a woman’s voice in his head that informs him that a spreading virus is turning people into bald zombielike maniacs, and he must deliver the antidote to North Korea.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Would my first trip to Europe be spent evading drunken maniacs and watching birds evacuate their bowels on rocky beaches?
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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