fright

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The rapper and singer will.i.am has played hundreds of shows and sold millions of records, but his latest debut—as a professor of a college class about artificial intelligence—gave him stage fright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Even better, she’s worked through her stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But the escalations over the weekend, alongside scenes of destruction of energy infrastructure both in Iran and across the Gulf, saw the markets take rapid fright.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Draping himself in ice towels during the changeovers, he suffered a fright in the third set with severe cramp that needed treatment.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Fangburn, who was trying to extract a piece of elm branch from his Chief’s chest, leaped backwards in fright as Cluny’s eye snapped open inches from his own.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques