frightening
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There is nothing more frightening than when the familiar starts acting strange, in movies or in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He tells me the most frightening threat was Russian drones, piloted remotely and determined to hunt down their target.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The most frightening aspect of mining engagement — the part we might not always think about — is how the tools and algorithms designed for it must change as users age out of different platforms.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
At a time when interest rates are rising quickly, there is no end of frightening headlines about how bond prices are falling at the same time, offsetting the benefit of the increased income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The big male who had sniffed at her cook-fire that first afternoon approached and bared his frightening teeth.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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