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And will we ever sleep well in an area that has not seen the last of wildfires and frightful winds?

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But you don’t have to be obsessed with frightful fare to fit in.

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Barabak: This may sound Pollyannaish, but I think there’s nothing about these frightful times that can’t be remedied at the ballot box.

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Even before DOGE, Musk had a frightful habit of posting online, often tweeting 100 times a day.

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Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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