nightmare
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It hasn’t been the nightmare pairing so many predicted — at least not for opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
That short supply means retailers may soon start stocking "sun-tanned" cauliflower because "their biggest nightmare is empty shelves", she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
She is overwhelmed by memories of other nightmare disasters, such as the massive earthquake that shook the same region in 1999 and left nearly 1,200 dead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He had lost his mother during this sentence, but he had finally begun to put his life together before this nightmare struck.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Suddenly, one of my favorite sights in the whole world is turned into nightmare material.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Germany has not yet approved a medication specifically for trauma-related nightmares.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The last five years have come at a cost to Angharad, who experienced nightmares and still feels angry and distrustful of others.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He had PTSD, which gave him nightmares at home, but he wasn’t aggressive with us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It’s a sea of nightmares in suits, and among them is Schlossberg, the Dennis the Menace we don’t deserve, don’t really want, but are burdened with regardless.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
But even when her nightmares seemed so real—down to the scratchy carpet of their apartment that would always be caked with dust—they were nothing more than flimsy images shot through with fear.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
