dread
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Gowerton councillor Susan Jones said: "Obviously that bridge is a problem. When they extended the railway station it was strengthened - if they hadn't, I dread to think."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
As workloads mount and job security ebbs, people are struggling to tame the pre-Monday dread spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The vision of a utopian domestic future took a strange turn during the Cold War, marrying the breathless excitement of the space age with the existential dread of nuclear annihilation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"It's that nagging feeling of dread," says 25-year old Eleanor Tobin who works in marketing and events in London.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
For so long, those white ships had filled the robot with dread.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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The 48-year-old, who is married with a 12-year-old daughter, says he has to find the extra money for fuel "from an already tight budget" and "dreads" filling up at the pump.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“I’m a suburban dude,” he said, smiling from his home in metro Atlanta, his cropped two-toned dreads bobbing as he spoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Founded in 2012, Carvana made its mark by providing an alternative to the dealership experience that Higginbotham dreads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The girl with the long dreads lived in a house with a man, a Howard professor, who was married to a white woman.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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United Airlines announced in July that it would offer a new Economy Plus option that allows customers to forgo having a passenger in the dreaded middle seat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
United Airlines said it’s bringing those dreaded basic fares to first class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s dreaded because it also has ghosts that sing in your ear, get you lost, and drive you mad.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Walks went up in the minors during ABS testing as well, leaving some pitchers dreading its arrival in the big leagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
All of these factors contribute towards a situation which has now left many dreading the idea of going to A&E.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
I washed my face and got dressed, anxious to know what had happened, at the same time dreading it.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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