dread
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Adding another dollop of existential dread is artificial intelligence and the calamities it makes possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
As workloads mount and job security ebbs, people are struggling to tame the pre-Monday dread spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Welcome to Dead Internet Theory, a Y2K-era event that celebrates a time when social media meant AOL Instant Messenger and when tech evoked excitement rather than dread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The thought of travelling in an EV fills her with dread, she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I thought of poor Kessler, and the sick dread in my stomach returned.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The 48-year-old, who is married with a 12-year-old daughter, says he has to find the extra money for fuel "from an already tight budget" and "dreads" filling up at the pump.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
His elderly parents and children remain in Russia and he dreads uprooting his family.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I’d see an old man with his gray dreads and sing-songy voice as I would walk from parking my car on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She dreads the day a doctor may offer her the option: an indication that the state is resigned to give up on people like her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Police officers are arguing with the protesters and a tall man with dreads has his hands handcuffed behind him.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
United Airlines said it’s bringing those dreaded basic fares to first class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nelson said he "dreaded the summer holidays approaching" because he knew his mother "would be spending a lot of time on the Garvaghy Road".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They both looked around for a dreaded but familiar sight.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Walks went up in the minors during ABS testing as well, leaving some pitchers dreading its arrival in the big leagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
All of these factors contribute towards a situation which has now left many dreading the idea of going to A&E.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“No, child. It’s nothing like that. This is something I’ve been dreading for six years.”
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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