spook

Example Sentences

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The proposed changes are mired in jargon, but the potential impact is clear enough to spook many consumer advocates and everyday citizens.

From MarketWatch

White-collar workers are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of AI and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now they are hanging onto their jobs for dear life, spooked by high-profile layoff announcements, the rise of artificial intelligence and an unforgiving job market for the unemployed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The slowdown was compounded by mixed messaging from CoreWeave’s chief executive, Michael Intrator, which spooked investors and accelerated the company’s share-price decline at a particularly vulnerable moment for the AI trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia shareholders might also have been spooked by Oracle’s comments that it will also strike deals with competing providers of chips.

From Barron's