paranoia
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But the episode has "created a big paranoia in trusting any companies that are in charge of travel bookings," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Also, how far they’ll push the deep-seated paranoia on which thrillers like this have not only thrived but helped to cultivate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
All of them would later influence “Leviticus”’ visceral atmosphere of romance, paranoia and dread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The point is the feeling his creates, the paranoia that the average person is powerless against such dark forces.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Of course, Bobby’s fears were thought by some to be incipient paranoia, and although it was highly unlikely that the KGB was plotting against him, even paranoids can have real enemies.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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It’s an uncanny combination of paranoias and legitimate concerns, but it’s undeniably working.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2020
There is the idea that the dead never do wholly cross, staying on in memory, shaping our projections, paranoias, desires and dreams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2018
We study the mechanics of crime not to fan our paranoias, but, rather, to defuse them—to tether our imaginations to facts.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2015
On “Alligator,” the tension and turmoil of feeling past your peak when your youth’s still unfulfilled collect into biting little everyday paranoias and aggressions lurking just below the surface.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2010
I remembered the walls made of grain sacks and ammunition boxes, of my father’s fears and paranoias, his scriptures and prophecies.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Vocabulary lists containing paranoia
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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