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psycho

[sahy-koh] / ˈsaɪ koʊ /


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King’s captive-author nightmare gets classed up by two knockout performances calibrated in perfect harmony: Kathy Bates’ psycho fan, a turn that earned her an Oscar, and James Caan as the bedbound writer.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2025

"People started calling these young girls crazy, hysterical and psycho," the writer explains.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2024

“No! Bad, psycho governor! No! Sit down! Bad! Stay! Stay away from dogs!”

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2024

“They go psycho on you, because they’re all psychopaths. They’re arrogant psychopaths with God complexes because our society has moved people to idolize doctors.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2023

Instead he just stared at me with this little grin on his face—and not the psycho one I was used to either, just a normal one.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

She remembers feeling "upset" and "lonely" after someone shared one of her posts with the caption: "The psychos are at it again."

From BBC Feb. 27, 2023

“We need a few more psychos on this team,” said one player.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2022

The audacious premise: Even a bunch of notorious psychos can have a good moment.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2020

You have very intimate experience with psychos, trolls and stalkers.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2019

“More of these psychos are probably arriving by the minute outside.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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