paranoia
Example Sentences
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As the obstacles mount against Kornev, his paranoia grows, leading to fleeting moments of surrealism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
"There's paranoia around AI in every industry," said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
We’ve also reached a point in the season at which previous groups of Traitors turned on each other for reasons similar to those that do in tyrannical cabals: mutual envy, paranoia and greed.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
Whispers and doubts will be circulating all over Beijing and at every level of party and army leadership, checked only by the paranoia of officials fearing for their careers and lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The confidential FBI report on Regina dramatically points up the degree to which McCarthy-inspired paranoia gripped America at that time:
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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