dreaded
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United Airlines announced in July that it would offer a new Economy Plus option that allows customers to forgo having a passenger in the dreaded middle seat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
"We got that dreaded knock on the door at one o'clock in the morning," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
For tax reporting, does it use Form 1099 or the dreaded K-1 form?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It would have to be someone quick and close-lipped, for once rumors of those foul-smelling, inedible loaves spread, no respectable baker would dare come to Ashton Place for fear of the dreaded “bakehouse curse.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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