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Although some have deluded themselves into thinking the contrary, there will be no deus ex machina moment to stop this from happening.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

Those who want to move on have deluded themselves into the fantastic belief that climbing into the memory well will magically keep them safe.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2021

Its author may not have known that her end was near, but she could scarcely have deluded herself that it was far away.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

This fame has made the pieces valuable, and the value seems to have deluded many people into considering them profound.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2012

Macnaghten professed the belief, and perhaps may have deluded himself into it, that Candahar had received the Shah with enthusiasm.

From The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Forbes, Archibald