wild-eyed
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"The risk is very real," says the boss of the Signal Foundation, which runs the encrypted messaging app of the same name, "but it's not the shiny ghost stories the wild-eyed boys are talking about".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ted wasn’t always the wild-eyed figure the FBI dragged out of a 10×12 cabin in the woods.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The idea of pumping private companies full of billions of dollars to chase wild-eyed advances has directly benefited the likes of artificial-intelligence labs OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
We recently suggested hedging in anticipation of a stock decline, but some investors will prefer to harness the wild-eyed enthusiasm of investor sentiment.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
He put the letters in his pocket and stood up, and almost at once Lyra was there, wild-eyed, with Pantalaimon a snarling savage wildcat, too distraught to hide.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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