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"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

There are many risks that can frighten the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

That should frighten audiences — all audiences, even those who only see a handful of movies theatrically in an entire year.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The memories suddenly came rushing back to me: Jemma used to put grasshoppers in my hair to frighten me, and I liked to put June bugs on her shoulders to give her a shock.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“This is art that both frightens and inspires.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"I would need to take two trains, taking my Zimmer frame and everything else I need. It just frightens me."

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

I have to admit your creativity frightens me a little.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

He realizes something that frightens him: Inspector Becker seems to have already found Franz Seemann guilty.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

In the story’s climax, a frightened Ichabod encounters the terrible spirit on the way home from a party—or is it Brom, playing an elaborate prank?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Truran is regularly stopped by strangers, many of them women in their 20s and 30s, who tell her they are "frightened of getting old" and she shows them "it's not that bad".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Peta says birds can become "frightened, disoriented and panicked" in stadium environments, putting themselves and fans at risk.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

His attorneys had argued that the escape was instigated by a former Luster attorney who frightened him into running for his life, repeatedly telling him he’d be killed in prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was unusual to see so many pikas at once, but that shouldn’t have frightened him.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

"If you're in a mental health crisis you might find a policeman turning up extremely frightening and it might worsen the situation," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

We may find our world less frightening, and we’ll be more likely to thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"I'm north African and it's frightening for everyone who has the same background," the 50-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

It’s frightening to watch someone you care for so deeply balance all that power.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“You’ll have to answer for frightening these children. Let us out of here!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix