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frighten

[frahyt-n] / ˈfraɪt n /


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There are many risks that can frighten the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We feel responsible for starting to inform society about the rapid and dynamic technological changes which personally frighten us," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

"Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team-mates come and go but not like this," Salah posted last summer.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“To frighten away rabbits. If you like, I will carry a stick. If you like, I will not come at all. Theo has only to say the word.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

“This is art that both frightens and inspires.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"I would need to take two trains, taking my Zimmer frame and everything else I need. It just frightens me."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

It frightens me to think of myself so vulnerable.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

But Cardinale acknowledged layoffs would be part of the cost-cuts, a prospect that frightened many in Hollywood after endless waves of job cuts at the two companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Back in Matla, Bamita's mother speaks about the child who would ask for money for snacks, play with her sister and run inside whenever cars approached because vehicles frightened her.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But despite the typos and inconsistencies in the emails, I understood how such an unsophisticated scam might actually be effective if the mark was sufficiently confused—or frightened.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Raik, the former mayor, said the sound of drones initially frightened her, but now she’s gotten used to it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The frightened chick made one small distress peep and that’s all it took.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Reviewers touted the book as a timely depiction of the refugee experience, particularly in its depiction of the U.S. as a frightening and hostile territory for immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Most of those worrisome capabilities do not exist today in anything approaching their most frightening forms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Even more frightening are the claims made about how this information is gathered.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

"This is a frightening new landscape," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

But the words of the map's verse ran around and around in his head, always ending in the same way, the same frightening way that jerked him awake and started the process all over again.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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