frighten
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He’s a student of life as much as he is filmmaking, a humanist who forges connections with spectacular sights of the things that frighten and fascinate us the most.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
They suggest this may represent a medieval form of "fake news," or perhaps an exaggerated story intended to frighten people with warnings of divine punishment.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Chinese officials first tried to frighten Ms. Takaichi off such a hawkish line with insulting rhetoric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
But it does hint strongly at extraterrestrial visitors being revealed to humankind with a tagline: "If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?"
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
"I still think you're just trying to frighten me," I said.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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