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spook

[spook] / spuk /


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That was enough to spook markets, with AI and other technology stocks tumbling on Monday and weighing on the broader equity markets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

He’s both spook and sleuth and Nixon makes a particular kind of hero’s transition, from pure thinker to man of action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

However, they advise caution due to the many uncontrollable factors that could spook a cat outdoors like cars, dogs and wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Treasury is focused on creating a Budget that will not spook financial markets, with a senior source insisting the core themes of Healey's plans would be "fiscal discipline" and "fiscal devolution".

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

It beat me how those two had come up with a plan to spook me so quick.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"Even our spooks are spooked" splashes the Metro, quoting Britain's "top cyber-crime fighter" Richard Horne, head of the National Cyber Security Centre, responding to the "fridge cyber attackers".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Intel’s stock is pacing toward a double-digit drop as a PC slowdown spooks investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Investors expect the bank to raise its key interest rate next month, even as the economy is set to weaken as the conflict spooks investment and household spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The correlation will break when an event spooks markets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

It spooks me on account of my dream.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

"Even our spooks are spooked" splashes the Metro, quoting Britain's "top cyber-crime fighter" Richard Horne, head of the National Cyber Security Centre, responding to the "fridge cyber attackers".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Becerra was not spooked when he heard of Hilton’s get-up and put-down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

And the company on Wednesday set the stage to raise equity later by issuing a new class of nonvoting shares to existing shareholders—a move that spooked investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In May, a driver was taken to the hospital after a spooked horse hit another carriage, causing it to tip over.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

As we approached Radio City Music Hall, where Aston was supposed to be, I spooked him out before he had even noticed us.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Packer and a group of “concerned citizen helpers” tracked the canine from afar to avoid spooking him, according to Animal Control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Like his predecessor, he faces the difficult balancing act of keeping Labour MPs happy without spooking the financial markets, while delivering on the government's key priorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tesla jumps after the EV maker unveils its new Roadster sports car, but CoreWeave slides as AI jitters carry on spooking the market.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Retail diesel prices promptly started climbing, spooking markets, because diesel is the workhorse fuel of the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jinny taught Ess to gather the eggs the chickens laid in the prairie without spooking the birds.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder


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