wild-eyed
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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
He gets a little frustrated with Brody, but he’s not that kind of cortisol-burning, wild-eyed panic that Tom Loftis is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
But to her credit, Ms. Coon never turns the character into a wild-eyed hysteric or a manipulated figure of pure pathos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Next to the steakhouse is a shooting gallery, where the fake guns have such poor aim that no one can hit the little bull’s-eyes attached to plastic cactuses, wild-eyed cowboy cutouts, and stuffed, patchy-haired bobcats.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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