frightened
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“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” Biden said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
She said the experience had made her feel "really frightened".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," she told "CBS News Sunday Morning" as part of an interview airing this weekend.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
They assumed it sensed danger, but it was actually steering them: They blundered into a goose nest, scattering the frightened adults.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Worse than the cold, however, was a numbness that had set in about her waist, a loss of feeling that frightened her more than anything had in her life.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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