nightmare
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And as a film, it’s a masterpiece that will rattle around your head for days, constantly sparking more affection — and the occasional nightmare.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Elissa and Johnnie say their "forever home" - now wrapped in scaffolding and stripped back to bare breeze block - has become a nightmare.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But, contra a nightmare scenario, not everyone is getting plastic surgery.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
It took a single clip to turn into a nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The walk to the bus stop is only a few blocks from my house, but it reminds me of a nightmare I always have.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
In their small living room, his mother sighs: "He still has nightmares at night, and I am getting weaker day by day."
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
He told BBC London he "still has nightmares" about the night of the fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Curry, who died Tuesday at 80, made a gleefully evil turn as a clown that sparked nightmares for legions of Gen X and millennial viewers that continue to haunt to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In many ways, they are physical manifestations of artificial intelligence—an incorporeal technology—that’s fueling both big dreams and new nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Finally he did sleep, a shallow doze filled with nightmares.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
