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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

Here’s the part that should terrify everyone buying “AI-powered trading systems” in 2025: Even now, with every firm on Wall Street running the same technology, Medallion still beats them.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

“We are going to terrify with some of the most startling, extraordinary things with the physical production.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

“I can’t stand another night listening to these dogs. They terrify me,” he said.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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