dread
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Gowerton councillor Susan Jones said: "Obviously that bridge is a problem. When they extended the railway station it was strengthened - if they hadn't, I dread to think."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Adding another dollop of existential dread is artificial intelligence and the calamities it makes possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This LAX, unlike the island of civility and good manners Maksik remembers from childhood, fosters alienation and dread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
That pre-Monday dread isn’t a new phenomenon, but there’s reason to believe it’s intensifying as workloads mount and job security ebbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
She found herself facing the future with dread, seeing only “a long stretch of purposeless years with nothing to live for.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Jonathan Blythe, 41, has Asperger's Syndrome and dreads the autumn arriving, as he know it will bring a nightly din with it.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I’m a suburban dude,” he said, smiling from his home in metro Atlanta, his cropped two-toned dreads bobbing as he spoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
I have a friend who works the cash register at a supermarket, and she told me that she dreads the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
To anyone who dreads flying because of ticket prices, security checks, bag fees and leg cramps, director Rory Kennedy offers several more reasons to take the train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She could wake him, but already the sky outside is brightening, and she dreads the thought of saying goodbye.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Call it a win, call it an escape, call it the clandestine claw of the dreaded Wolverine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
It’s dreaded because it also has ghosts that sing in your ear, get you lost, and drive you mad.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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And we’re dreading the coming costs to move our cars and some furnishings to the West Coast.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 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
All of these factors contribute towards a situation which has now left many dreading the idea of going to A&E.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
I felt stubborn about it all of a sudden, even though I’d been dreading it all day.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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