scary
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"I always think of how scary it had to be for my parents. I suppose back then, there wasn't much, if any actual awareness of CMN," Laura told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But “there’s some really scary stuff that goes on in your 70s,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
I’m surprised to hear that it’s scary for someone like you who’s been performing at such a high level for so many years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s a horror-comedy that’s both very much funny and scary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If I don’t describe it enough, it sounds scary and binary and I can’t raise the capital.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Did anything else happen today that is extremely relevant to this topic but in a much scarier way?
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
"They were shouting the whole time, and it got louder during the film's scarier scenes," she tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Joining NFL team without a good QB is scarier than showing up to Day One in your underpants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
That's a lot scarier than going to New York City, so maybe I'm not brave.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
KAMPALA, Uganda—The scariest thing about the Ebola strain ripping through East Africa this year might be rather surprising: It isn’t quite as lethal as those in earlier outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"And the scariest thing is for the children. My children are just very afraid."
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Abi, who is from Manchester, struggles with health anxiety and finds a chatbot gives more tailored advice than an internet search, which will often take her straight to the scariest possibilities.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Without my boyfriend’s paycheck buffering our vibes-based accounting, it was time to face the scariest part of managing your money: the spending audit.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
“That was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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Unit 18, Lesson 1
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