spooked
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But the president also bought a number of software stocks amid the sector’s brutal selloff as artificial-intelligence fears spooked investors earlier this year.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Now warnings from private artificial-intelligence labs Anthropic and OpenAI have spooked some investors, leading them to worry the funds might not own stakes in those startups after all.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
At the EU summit in Cyprus this week, leaders were sufficiently spooked as to want to explore a once little-known clause of the EU treaty - the mutual defence article 42.7.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Homebuilders in South Texas have raised alarms about construction delays and higher prices after immigration crackdowns spooked workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Had Magdalys somehow heard the dino get spooked?
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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