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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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Financial planner Devin Carroll, who runs a Social Security group on Facebook, is worried that seeing projections for a reduction of benefits will scare people too much.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And excessive volatility can scare off some investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Whether Eriksen continues to play professional football after this latest scare is not yet clear.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Businesses last year largely tried to eat the cost of the tariffs, amid worries that raising prices would scare away their consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

If a vodyanoi was after her, she could scare it away with iron.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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