bogeyman
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Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.
From Salon ● May 4, 2026
The third holds that we’ve come a long way in ridding ourselves of racism—particularly of the institutional kind—but stops short of declaring the bogeyman dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
This particular European bogeyman dates back to 2014, when the U.S. and the European Union were negotiating a trans-Atlantic trade agreement.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, says: "The government has taken on the planning bogeyman to unlock growth and get us building. That's why the UK is now Iberdrola's biggest investment destination globally."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
“Now, now, sweetie,” Pa said to Miss Hendrix, the same way he told Fern, “Now, now baby girl. Ain’t no bogeyman in the radiator pipe.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
But that angst can be projected onto bogeymen.
From Salon ● May 8, 2023
When I hear my students discuss these new tech bogeymen, I’m reminded of the mistakes we’ve made in critiquing the news media.
From Slate ● May 4, 2023
Both are worldly, well into middle age, and both sense the need to explore their own catacombs and confront the bogeymen within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
Historically, Australia are NZ’s bogeymen, with 14 wins to four in white-ball tournaments involving five or more teams.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2021
Maureen, who was four and had a terrible fear of bogeymen, kept dreaming that intruders in Halloween masks were coming through the open doors to get us.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
