scary
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To a roaring applause, Max Muncy entered the batter’s box, his first plate appearance since a scary collision with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ildemaro Vargas on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
"That was really scary," said Caelan, 10, when Gareth explained how his gang of close friends dwindled from 10 to three or four.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Defense is no longer just a panic trade on scary news,” says Ruben Dalfovo, investment strategist at Saxo Bank in Denmark.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I’m not listening to the scary music—you are.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“Did the mad scientist with her scary music startle you?”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing scary
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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Unit 18, Lesson 1
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