nightmare
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Island manager Matt Scantlebury said the shortages had been a "logistical nightmare".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
It’s about moving on, or attempting to, after the franchise endured a nightmare offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
And the hawk is a nightmare for other birds, which is sort of the point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In other words, the Salish Sea may still be hiding plenty of additional nightmare fuel.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Nina and Aleksandr had been taken prisoner behind enemy lines by the Germans: the Soviet soldier’s worst nightmare.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
So the news "was like her nightmares have come true," said the man.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
She said she had nightmares every night and didn’t think she’d feel safe in Berkeley again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Her sister wrote her a letter explaining why she could not come to their wedding, describing "terrible nightmares" and the worry that she would never see her again.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Instrumental convergence is the stuff on which nightmares are built, although I remain skeptical simply because of the overwhelming imperative of governments to protect their own prerogatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Sleep brought only nightmares and he roused to find himself shouting aloud.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
