dread

There’s no wonder or dread in this future — just the resigned acceptance that nothing is remarkable, despite all the nifty gadgets everyone has.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

These emotional first-aid kits are stocked with items meant to ease acute symptoms ranging from worry or dread to a racing heart and upset stomach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"This is an easily defanged myth that has generated dread, panic, and real-life consequences," said William Hayes, professor of biology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and the study's lead researcher.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

There was something amiss; Ophie knew it, but the dread in her chest shifted to bone-numbing fear, and she couldn’t stop to think about what was happening.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

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

A set of headphones covers his ears; its wires fall alongside his dreads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025

She now tries to get abroad at least once a year, but dreads flying because she does not know what assistance she will receive from the airport and airline.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

One boy with long dreads grins at me.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Nowhere in my vision are hours or days spent waiting for a health insurer to determine whether such a treatment plan is covered — the dreaded exercise known as prior authorization.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Framed this way, mathematicians are not in a race against A.I.s, waiting for the dreaded Kasparov moment when we become supplanted.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

It’s a dreaded task when I’m already caught up running other errands — or simply procrastinating.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

Non-network plans set forth a schedule of fees; providers can charge more, sticking the patients with responsibility for paying the excess — the dreaded “balance billing” effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

In a matter of seconds, the entire assembly of witches had taken up the dreaded cry of dogs' droppings.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Many of my Chicago neighbors wake each morning dreading what they’ll read in the newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

Later that year, Lively also sent texts to actress and co-star Jenny Slate, and said she was "dreading" going back to set and "getting hits of the experience in really upsetting ways".

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

The scene everyone is dreading and/or waiting for doesn’t exist, so what exists in its place?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

I’m not surprised he brings it up; we’ve already talked about how I was dreading today.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed