terrified
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As the flames advanced, she was terrified that her "whole life" would go up in smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Wall Street is terrified of a trillion-dollar AI bill — but the payoff is in sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A teenager has described being "absolutely terrified" as flames from a massive wildlife came within feet of their family home.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
For almost my entire adult life, I’d been in therapy, but it was couples therapy with David where I felt supported enough to admit, first to myself, that I’d been terrified of being fully myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
By this time my hiccups ran together in one long, terrified moan.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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