nightmare

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It was backup center Mitchell Robinson—with his wide frame and 7-foot-4 wingspan—who took the job of making Wembanyama’s life a nightmare on his last shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“But with a nightmare I’d wake up with my pulse racing and think, ‘I’m OK, I survived.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

I’m pretty sure the idea of somehow upsetting Twig was his personal nightmare.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller