terrified
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Terrified attendees fled through fields, hid behind trees and in dumpsters, videos of the scene showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Terrified, the young boy urinated on himself and remained in his soiled clothes until he and his family were transferred to a Texas detention center.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2025
Terrified, he took her head in his hands and tried to bring her back to consciousness.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
Terrified, Heejin, which is not her real name, did not respond, but the images kept coming.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
Terrified, she had turned to flee, had tripped and fallen in the heather.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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