boogeyman
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Piker, who earlier this year appeared on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, is a major influence among progressives and a boogeyman to establishment Republicans and Democrats alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The market is seeing a boogeyman that frankly doesn’t exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence could be the boogeyman that gnaws at market share.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
"I wasn't satisfied with just imagining this evil boogeyman who had done a horrible thing to me," she explained.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
“There were?” says Garrett, wide-eyed, like someone just proved to him that the boogeyman was real.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
While the heroes in “A God-Shaped Nation” are refreshing in their diversity, the boogeymen are all too familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He’s the only character who seems to like dinosaurs — everyone else sees them as dollar signs or boogeymen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
Where bambinos, billy goats and boogeymen curse entire teams.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
We can, indeed, convince ourselves that boogeymen are real.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2024
He needs as many boogeymen and vanquished foes as he can conjure.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2020
