delusion
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“Any media outlet blindly amplifying Kimmel’s egocentric delusion should insist on proof. Of which they will find none.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The delusion of linear progress in history ran deep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Any delusion of full decoupling isn't realistic on any near-term horizon", she told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Can astrology be blamed for Linda Goodman’s tragic delusion?
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
No more suspense, and no more delusion of freedom.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Oppenheim said as the process rolled out it began to feel like "the only way, maybe, to actually make this is also to have someone kind of confront, you know, their delusions on certain aspects."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
An expert witness, a psychiatrist, testified that the boy had schizophrenia, and had suffered from mental illness and experienced delusions since he was nine years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Postpartum psychosis is characterized by losing touch with reality, including having delusions, hallucinations or paranoia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many of its symptoms were virtually identical to the delusions of paranoid schizophrenia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I have developed a great respect for delusions and/or hallucinations—although I’m not sure which Raoul suffers from.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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