insanity
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Commenting on the review, she said: "Suggesting the programme could reasonably continue with the implementation of a 'safe word', 'panic button' or 'lockable bathroom with an extra bolt inside' is absolute insanity to me."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Probable causes of their insanity are listed as fright, love, grief, childbirth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Come to think of it, a two-hour briefing on just that subject wouldn’t have been enough to explain that insanity.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Jack almost laughed at the sheer insanity of that statement.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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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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