psyche
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“I really hope this does something in the Hollywood psyche, where they go, ‘Let’s put away the remakes and let’s just get after new challenging, original material.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Recovering a little of his former psyche with them, he starts to think a man like Bangley was praying for something like a pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yet Cusk has found a large fan base for her work, mainly because she is a deft excavator of the human psyche, a writer who can articulate emotional states with uncanny precision and insight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"It shapes your psyche and moulds your motivation to fight, so that in critical situations, you know you are capable of something more", said Karyi.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Well, maybe not endless, because it ended, but it really burns into your psyche.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
If you’re anything like me, you’re psyched for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s epic poem.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
He told the BBC he had "psyched himself" up for his cardiology appointment and that he was upset and angry at the cancellation.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
“We’re psyched for five more years with our fans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
And then I’m just psyched that they decided to go with my idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
“Me, Jason, Piper. I’m not psyched about seeing Mr. D again. That guy is a pain. But, Jason, if you’re on better terms with him—” “Yeah,” Jason said.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Clever on and off the court, Medvedev enjoys psyching out his opponents not only with his combination of impenetrable defense and sneaky offense but with his needling comments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
The "chess" of Antigua and Barbuda is a mind sport, psyching out one's opponent is as critical as choosing one's next move.
From BBC ● May 3, 2021
“Every day I get into my car, every day I decide to step out of my house, it’s a psyching up that I have to do to myself,” Ourlicht said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2020
But maybe Mercedes’ feeble mind still knew a thing or two about psyching out her opponent.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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