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manic

[man-ik] / ˈmæn ɪk /


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Washington’s manic quarantining of cruise-ship passengers, its restricting of foreign entry, probably did next to nothing to slow spread until a vaccine and the less-virulent omicron variants arrived, which took a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Tendring District Council chief executive Ian Davidson - who is the acting returning officer for the by-election in the Essex constituency - said organising the vote had been "manic".

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The music won over the suits, and the Bayou Boys soon had their own daily program, “Hayloft Hoedown,” a mix of blistering, acoustic-only live performances and manic cornball comedy skits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

I know people who stop taking pills because they cherish those manic spells and the hypercreativity that comes with them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Here, I knew, were pain and confusion and all the manic results of bewilderment and fear.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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