paranoid
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He led Intel to unimaginable heights, wrote management texts and coined the mantra “only the paranoid survive.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It is a paranoid reflex that turns any hint of infiltration into proof of betrayal.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Once they arrived, Scott told the officers that he had paranoid schizophrenia and was having active hallucinations.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
The girl said Samuels looked "paranoid" when they were in public together and she felt like she was being "hidden".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
I’m happy to see that Ellis is as annoyed as I am, but I’m working really hard not to get paranoid about why Ellis said anything about people thinking I’m gay in the first place.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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