NPD
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new product development.
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nitrogen-phosphorus detector.
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Example Sentences
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These downturns would create cracks in anyone’s self-esteem, but for people with NPD, the newly created cognitive dissonance between their self-image and the setback can beget a personality crisis.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
“It’s not going to be NPD trying to help. It’s going to be some bad guy overseas” trying to con them out of sensitive information, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
Psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, outlines nine behavioral patterns involving grandiosity, empathy, and a person’s need for admiration, of which a patient must meet at least five for a formal diagnosis of NPD.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024
The new Sick Kids hospital cost about £150m to build, but its full price tag over 25 years, including maintenance and facilities management fees, will be £432m under the NPD deal.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
Please do not forget that only a qualified mental health diagnostician can determine whether someone suffers from NPD and this, following lengthy tests and personal interviews.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel
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