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dread

[dred] / drɛd /






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Speaking of the capture in 2024, Hay recalled his first feelings were of "dread" and "fear".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

"I wanted to really lean into the horror, and that slow sense of dread that the games have done so well across all of them," Cregger said.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

AI development is moving ahead at blazing speed—much faster than expected—feeding a growing sense of dread within the companies that it was in danger of spinning out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Mark, an illustrator with millions of followers, revealed a deep sense of dread about what was once his dream: to make a living creating art and sharing it online.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

My phone, I realize with a rush of dread.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Tamang dreads what the future may bring, especially if these hydropower projects are shut down.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Merry, Faye’s editor, dreads breaking the news about Faye’s latest manuscript: “How do you tell her that her 15th book . . . is unsalvageable?”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

From MarketWatch Nov. 8, 2025

Ralph was huge, dark skinned, with short dreads.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Nor is it “oh no ... AI is the new dreaded tool.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"I suffered from body dysmorphia for years because of that, believing that no matter how strong, thin or young I was, there was no escaping the dreaded cottage cheese thighs."

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But they wake up on race day with the dreaded red signal on their watch telling them they haven’t fully recovered from a shake-out run the day before.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

I had been able to follow along with the conversation up until this point, but I dreaded the thought of having to speak.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

"We've gone from dreading a haircut, not knowing what he would be like, to him loving going there," he says.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

And so I was dreading having to editorialize about this, but fortunately a pollster did it for me.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

“When you get on a plane, you know you’re that guy that everybody is dreading sitting next to.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

By the time I smell lunch cooking on the gas burners in the kitchens, I’m hungry and fed up and already dreading the long afternoon ahead.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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