paranoid
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"Rigid and persistent symptoms, such as paranoid ideas or an internalized critical voice, may be stable but not very flexible prediction models," says Stänicke.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Tech companies are growing increasingly paranoid about trade-secret theft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The script is by David Koepp of the paranoid thriller “Black Bag” and Spielberg’s 2005 version of “War of the Worlds,” yet, this plot strand about private enterprise isn’t science fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Many speculate that in recent years he has become more paranoid, especially since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
I became paranoid; my health suffered and learning became impossible; I considered dropping out of school, but my mother begged me to stay.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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