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frighten

[frahyt-n] / ˈfraɪt n /


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There are many risks that can frighten the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

"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

“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

"Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team-mates come and go but not like this," Salah posted last summer.

From BBC May 23, 2026

“You’d better collect a few more like that: then you can make a notice board and frighten Fiver. You might have poked the lendri’s eye out for us, if you’d only known.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 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

Desai: It looked at year end like Kevin Hassett’s star was on the rise, but none of the names discussed frightens me.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

“Junie, please grab your things and come to the office with me,” she says in a soft voice that frightens me.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Raik, the former mayor, said the sound of drones initially frightened her, but now she’s gotten used to it.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

That is precisely why the NFL, and not the frightened kid, should be the one to move first.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council Alec Brown said people were frightened and the council's "fundamental" priority was for them to feel safe in their homes.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I was frightened about it,” Ochoa, now 78, who was born in Los Angeles and spoke no Spanish at the time, said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The smell excited the dogs and they began to run faster, although continuing down the trail; I turned to look back from the sled and saw why the doe was frightened.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

That makes it seem so tame, but it’s so, so frightening.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

But her life took a dramatic and frightening turn during a performance of Queen musical We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The idea was more frightening than the years still ahead of me.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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