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scream

[skreem] / skrim /




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It’s not so much a scream queen kind of horror; it’s this foreboding horror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On a recent afternoon, the scream of a naturally aspirated, 500-horsepower six-cylinder engine echoed across the Mojave Desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

While she did see Arsenal win the trophy two decades years ago, she said: "it has been a long time since Arsenal has had anything to scream and roar about".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"I heard a man scream 'Allahu akbar' five or six times, in a very agitated manner," a young man who witnessed the chaos that ensued told Blick, which did not provide his name.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I tried to scream, but the sound caught in my throat as my lungs gasped for air at the same time.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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