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freak out



NOUN
bad drug trip
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While some big companies have pushed employees to tokenmaxx, many other CFOs “are going to see their Anthropic bill and freak out this quarter,” Luria said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

That is a guideline, so don’t freak out if you are not on track yet to reach that milestone yet.

From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026

After she nurses him back to health, Matt falls madly in love only to freak out when he learns about her sordid past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

"If you were, like, 'There's turbulence up ahead, I don't know if we're actually going to land in Dallas'... everyone on the plane is going to freak out," she explains.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

But if I tell her I’m going into the woods to feed a stray dog, she’ll freak out.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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