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paranoid

[par-uh-noid] / ˈpær əˌnɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
affected by paranoia
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“Our goal is to be actually paranoid about deployment because obviously, even one accident will be front-page headline news worldwide,” Musk said on the call.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Both the US and Taiwan are paranoid and jumpy about Palau switching," said Graeme Smith, a senior fellow at the Australian National University.

From BBC

“In the future, of course, people will become more paranoid in economics,” Acemoglu said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, echoing other industry executives, he said Tesla would be “paranoid about deployment because, obviously, even one accident will be front-page headline news worldwide.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The paranoid and delusional Mr. Ferguson, then 35, opened fire on a car full of 80 passengers riding an evening train into New York City, killing six and wounding 19.

From The Wall Street Journal