frightened
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“We know last night frightened our neighbors. No matter what happens outside our doors, everyone who comes inside is our patient, and our focus will only be on that patient, and it will not change.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Samantha said her son Kaiden was also left extremely frightened by what had happened after trick-or-treating in the County Down village of Rathfriland.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Anchovy Jack can run fast, jump high, and was too frightened to slow down and let anyone get close to him,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
When he was little and started asking her about the men he saw on the subway who weren’t really there, the sweet grandmothers in synagogue who were years gone, he had legitimately frightened her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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