lunatic
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"The city is going to bear the scars of this lunatic for a really long time."
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
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
“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” said Steven Cheung, White House communications director.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“It’s easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies,” Mangione wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
And now, by some lunatic theory, they throw on golden rings, old swords, and braided helmets.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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