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terrify

[ter-uh-fahy] / ˈtɛr əˌfaɪ /


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The backrooms seem to exist in part to terrify entrants into redirecting their energies toward better life choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

And yes, SVB should terrify anyone paying attention.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

That should terrify every American, because once one group loses equal protection under the law, others will follow.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Katie Gauche, of the Disabled Children's Partnership, said the idea of scrapping plans will "terrify families".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Now the land itself, the only one they knew and knew intimately, began to terrify them.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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