frighten
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They suggest this may represent a medieval form of "fake news," or perhaps an exaggerated story intended to frighten people with warnings of divine punishment.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Chinese officials first tried to frighten Ms. Takaichi off such a hawkish line with insulting rhetoric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
But it does hint strongly at extraterrestrial visitors being revealed to humankind with a tagline: "If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?"
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Johnson had hoped that running noisy appliances — the dishwasher and the laundry spin cycle — would scare the bear away, but all the noise managed to do was frighten his cat.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
“You cannot frighten me,” said the man in black, but there was fear all through his voice.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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