scream
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Zhang Xue wept with joy and furiously waved a Chinese flag as he watched his company's superbike scream across the finish line four seconds ahead of competitors in only its third world championship race.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
He had never been in a serious relationship and his laid-back vibe didn’t scream committed or emotionally available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Even now, she says: "These feelings, emotions, they are still frozen in me… sometimes I really want to cry and scream, but I can't."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
You can almost hear the eagles scream, guitars riff and engines rev.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“That’s a fair bargain. Why don’t you return in an hour and scream something to distract everyone. This will be a task worthy of a bolt.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
“Outer Banks” is aggressively meh, and there’s not much else that screams to be watched this month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In one sense, it screams Seven Deadly Sins—he gave in to his pride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Craig Bowe, 42, battled the incoming tide at West Mersea, near Colchester, three times after hearing screams on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tied to the mast of his ship as he and his crew pass the singing sirens, adorned on the jagged rocks at sea, Odysseus screams out with pain and desire.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
A mother remembered her eight-year-old daughter’s nightly screams; icy fingers had stroked the girl’s face.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
As news of Pradhan's resignation broke, a visibly emotional Abhijeet Dipke, CJP's founder, screamed from the makeshift stage at Jantar Mantar: "We have done it."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The man in front of us dropped to his knees, threw his hands to the sky, and screamed that he never thought he would live to see his country score in a World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Related: ‘I’ve yelled, screamed and cried’: My mother gave $400K to online scammers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Somebody else might have made a stand, kicked and screamed, said, “If they go, I go. ”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“You cut me!” the arms and leg screamed indignantly, rising into the air as if by magic.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
He and his partner had to comfort a woman who "completely lost it and started screaming, 'I don't want to die'".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A man who lived in the neighborhood, Sean Stanek, would recall a pale, “whacked-out” Blake pounding on his door and screaming, “You’ve gotta help me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He seemed boggled at how a candidate with thousands of people screaming for him could be deemed the less electable one.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“And no screaming ladies either,” the angel said.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
