paranoid
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"I don't think I expected it to be quite so mentally taxing... it turns you so paranoid, it's unreal," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The mundane, everyday requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act are a great tool for combating this paranoid strategy for targeting the marginalized.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
Just because you’re paranoid, however, doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
I can't decide if he's paranoid or schizophrenic or both, but then he pulls a duct-taped wallet out of his back pocket and shows me an Illinois driver's license.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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