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"We feel responsible for starting to inform society about the rapid and dynamic technological changes which personally frighten us," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

I was aware that I didn’t want to frighten my kids with it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He’s a student of life as much as he is filmmaking, a humanist who forges connections with spectacular sights of the things that frighten and fascinate us the most.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

In his speech to young people, the prime minister said he did not want to "frighten" his audience or put pressure on them.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

"This little pipsqueak is trying to frighten us, but he has got a lot to learn about lying. Isn't that right, Jay?"

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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

I’m not here to persuade you to fly if it frightens you that much.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Touch wood, no. I've been very, very close. It's this that frightens them", he tugs his orange vest.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Last month, Mr. Ward gave our class an assignment to write a poem about what frightens us most, in honor of Halloween.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

In Lancaster County “Parker became almost mythical,” Ms. Aptowicz writes, “a man who couldn’t be threatened, frightened, or killed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Chris was frightened after hearing about the arrests at Hunter Bookstore, but he says he will keep going.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Both Oscar-nominated, Davis and Sarandon play beautifully off each other, funny and loose in one moment, frightened or furious the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I was frightened and frenzied, which is what con artists use to get our hard-earned cash.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Jeremy blinked at his own boldness; frightened, he took a step back.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

He said the team had to avoid frightening the dog to ensure it was brought down to the ground safely during the rescue.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

That is more frightening than stupidity, which can at least be kept out of the meeting.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Otherwise the label can be selected or rejected for almost any destructive, unusual or frightening occurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

There’s one channel that has nothing but the most frightening shows about wild animals attacking one another.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney