maddening

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Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Though much of the episode was drawn up before access to Disney’s massive “Alien” production archive was facilitated, maddening marathons of detail-checking became common.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It was the most maddening part of March.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

During testing, I ran into another maddening keyboard quirk, where I tapped the right letters but iOS spit out the wrong ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Thanks to her maddening pep, though, it may backfire.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper