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paranoia

[par-uh-noi-uh] / ˌpær əˈnɔɪ ə /


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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

On June 9, he’s launching “Tea & Scotch” on YouTube, which delves into more observational comedy subjects such as ghost-seeing cats, AI paranoia and parenting a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 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

“Eddington” took on pandemic paranoia and our fraying connection to reality.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

It may be that I was a bit paranoid, given my secret mission, but paranoia was nothing foreign to B-block.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

It’s an uncanny combination of paranoias and legitimate concerns, but it’s undeniably working.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2020

One such illusion is that increasing racial proximity by integrating schools and housing is a good way to break down racial animosities and paranoias.

From New York Times Apr. 6, 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

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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