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frighten

[frahyt-n] / ˈfraɪt n /


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Chinese officials first tried to frighten Ms. Takaichi off such a hawkish line with insulting rhetoric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The risk of similar consequences might be enough to frighten off many providers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 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

Sanctions still hurt the targeted country, but they no longer frighten the market, especially if loosely enforced.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

“It has to be her. But why? Doesn’t that frighten you? Is someone forcing her? What if it’s some kind of trap?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin