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If he really believes that the job of making peace is done, then he is deluding himself.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Carrigan: The dinner scene between Hank and the Raven, when the Raven is just baffled that Hank is deluding himself into not being responsible for Cristobal’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

“Anyone who thinks the government’s going to solve this problem alone is deluding themselves,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

If he still thinks that, he is deluding himself.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

Do you suppose that a quiet, happy personage, such as I am, has assumed the form of an enchanter, and is deluding honest folks with his mere simulacrum?

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm