dread
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We then lost steam, leaving a lingering sense of dread over the unfinished business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
"We're lucky. For the moment we haven't found any dead animal. It's what we dread, because it's very hot," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
While not really at a comparable stage in his life biologically speaking, Shears has grown to appreciate the aging process that so many dread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
But as the weekend draws to an end, I feel a familiar weight of dread in my stomach that grows heavier and heavier.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
To anyone who dreads flying because of ticket prices, security checks, bag fees and leg cramps, director Rory Kennedy offers several more reasons to take the train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
His elderly parents and children remain in Russia and he dreads uprooting his family.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
While Roman stumbles through life without Rocky, Dennis dreads the realization that his lies may undo everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
“Okay then, maybe not. Anyway, this tall black guy with dreads, really cute, was like, ‘You went to Greenbriar and you haven’t read James Baldwin?
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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
For tax reporting, does it use Form 1099 or the dreaded K-1 form?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The five words every baseball soul outside of Los Angeles dreaded hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
It seemed we’d hardly slept when it was day, the day I dreaded.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
It even helped her perform well in the entrance exam she had been dreading for so long.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Not everyone is dreading the nightmare of windy conditions drying out the greens this weekend, though.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Had he been dreading this moment for a long time?
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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