nightmare

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But first, somebody has to pack it all up — all 3.5 million fossils, each fragile and irreplaceable, like a house move out of a nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare and I know the impact this news will have on the wider community and particularly Mackenzie's school."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

I woke up in my bed the next morning, disoriented and panicked, as if I’d had a nightmare.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller