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Prior to Addy’s scare, the most recent high-profile rattlesnake incident in California occurred in Butte County, when a man visiting from Idaho was bitten twice and was hospitalized for 12 days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won’t scare potential buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

He remained phlegmatic: "We survived the 90s. We remember times that were much more difficult. It doesn't scare us."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Even though we were all involved in everything, we didn’t want to jump in and scare him,” Susan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

“The truth is that I didn’t really want to talk to him,” said Danny, “because I didn’t want to scare him.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

This is a big challenge - this scares off many people.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Widow’s Bay” has its share of jump scares, but for the most part, its frights are bearable and its symbols are heavier on text as opposed to subtext.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

The only thing that scares it is high expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

You write about how you hate feelings, but also movingly about loved ones’ health scares and your childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

And from the dark quiet that scares me, I discover that love lives in the deepest silence.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Chains are trying to win back shoppers they scared away with menu price increases they made in the wake of the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

But when you compete at this level, you can’t play scared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

It allows people to both be scared and think, This is kind of funny.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

These are happy times for folks who want to be scared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“I’m just not used to talking in public. I’m scared I’ll screw up, and everybody laughs at me.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Mounting piles of garbage, stagnant water and a crumbling health system fueled outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses, further scaring away tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

She doesn’t care about him so much, not right now, not anymore, because he’s scaring her.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti