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lunatic

[loo-nuh-tik] / ˈlu nə tɪk /




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Orson and Lorenzo, consummate showmen, were summoned to prisons, where they inspected the heads of inmates and guessed their crimes; at lunatic asylums they were challenged to identify the patients’ disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

He got back everything he’s wanted and then a lunatic billionaire is telling you that 100 miles away under the Denver Airport there’s this thing that sounds crazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

That is a deliberate choice, says Tracy, because Teddy is not -- or at least not just -- a lunatic.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Social media can efficiently make any lunatic theory an ineradicable and ever-evolving virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Later the island was turned into a leper colony, a lunatic asylum, and a naval base.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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