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Prior to Addy’s scare, the most recent high-profile rattlesnake incident in California occurred in Butte County, when a man visiting from Idaho was bitten twice and was hospitalized for 12 days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won’t scare potential buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

He remained phlegmatic: "We survived the 90s. We remember times that were much more difficult. It doesn't scare us."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

At the outset of the game, Cape Verde giving Argentina a scare didn’t just seem unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

"Rowan, it is trying to scare you off. It only wants me now. Get out while you can, for Jiller's sake, if not for your own. Rowan, I promised her. I beg of you. Go!"

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

This is a big challenge - this scares off many people.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Widow’s Bay” has its share of jump scares, but for the most part, its frights are bearable and its symbols are heavier on text as opposed to subtext.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Unlike traditional horror that mixes dark visuals with jump scares, in “Backrooms” the long hallways and blind corners are starkly lighted and terror builds slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

She scares me because I think she’s one of my ghosts.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The cheater is just as insecure, if not more, than the person who’s scared to get cheated on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Chains are trying to win back shoppers they scared away with menu price increases they made in the wake of the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

It allows people to both be scared and think, This is kind of funny.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

I used to go out a lot but now I hardly ever go out because I'm scared what man is going to approach me next.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

I ask myself how I’d feel if it was Mimi standing in front of me, scared and alone – and that is what pushes me to save them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Weir incorporates complex mathematical concepts into his storytelling in “Project Hail Mary,” but the cerebral approach doesn’t seem to be scaring many readers away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

A human noisemaker flooding the woods with laughter and scaring away all fish within a quarter of a mile.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez