dreaded
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"We got that dreaded knock on the door at one o'clock in the morning," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
But the social and economic grievances that boiled over so violently have not gone away, and nobody can escape the dreaded question: What’s next?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The yellow and black envelope of a Penalty Charge Notice, or PCN, is a dreaded sight for motorists returning to their car.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
When most people get the dreaded denial alert, they often give up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He dreaded the moment when a tree started to fall over, how its wood would moan and creak as though it was crying out in agony.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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