paranoid
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The paranoid body fought itself while seeking out danger, leaving lasting scars in the process.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sazan appealed to the infamously paranoid Hoxha as a vantage point from which he and his associates could look out for any invaders who might come sailing over the Mediterranean to interrupt his rule.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The narrator is paranoid, weepy and violent, overwhelmed by visions of his own death, and the bass sounds as if it’s descending to a windowless dungeon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When the possessive and paranoid Frank Ford runs into Margaret as she’s scurrying to meet his wife, Alice, he pointedly remarks, “I think, if your husbands were dead, you two would marry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I've been careful, and careful at Blackcliff translates to paranoid for most people.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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