petrified
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Officials are petrified to make decisions on pitch now because of VAR.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Tottenham midfielder James Maddison has suggested referees are "petrified" to make decisions because of the video assistant referee, after being denied a stoppage-time penalty against Leeds on Monday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
With “Rooster,” Lawrence, Tarses and Carell have created a more intimate dynamic centered on a father-daughter bond that has petrified a bit.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
There were rocks on desks among the petrified yellow jackets, and glass on the floor right where you wanted to step.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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