frighten
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They suggest this may represent a medieval form of "fake news," or perhaps an exaggerated story intended to frighten people with warnings of divine punishment.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
In his speech to young people, the prime minister said he did not want to "frighten" his audience or put pressure on them.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Aggie wants his dogs to not run over and frighten her little, not scary dog; he wants her to join her neighbors in giving him an easement to build a jogging path behind their houses.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The capacity of film to genuinely frighten, via editing, camera, music and—notably in a Wan film—ambient sound was being abandoned in favor of gore and giggles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Local farmers wanted to hang dead crows around the town on public buildings to frighten the others away; ornithologists said that it wouldn’t work, that the living crows would simply eat the dead ones.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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