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

From an early age, Small suffered debilitating stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

England were given another major fright but held off tournament debutants Italy by 24 runs to secure a place in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But its stock tumbled as investors took fright at heavy spending on its Base44 AI-coding product and its effect on operating cash flow.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

What put a stop to all this was a sudden fright.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis