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"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Bamford, on the other hand, has made a career out of being so deeply in touch with her mind and self that it would frighten the average neurotypical viewer if it weren’t so damn funny.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fireworks can frighten animals and send them scattering, but Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets apparently are made of sterner stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The alerts didn’t frighten her as much as before, she said, and her fears about the future have eased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The way the Sibyl thought it necessary to start was calculated to frighten any but the boldest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“This is art that both frightens and inspires.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

I’m not here to persuade you to fly if it frightens you that much.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

“The night frightens me. He could have been a bear. Tuve miedo—I was afraid,” the soldier admitted, seeming to cower from Amari’s words.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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

Witnesses are frightened, and the police aren’t the only organisation trying to talk to them.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Naomi, from Exeter, said she had been too frightened to leave.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

His attorneys had argued that the escape was instigated by a former Luster attorney who frightened him into running for his life, repeatedly telling him he’d be killed in prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

His hackles were up but he didn’t seem frightened.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Other Mommy promises to nurture Bela, but clearly she represents the worst type of matriarch imaginable: one who is frightening, controlling and dangerous.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I'm north African and it's frightening for everyone who has the same background," the 50-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

She said: "After working all my life I didn't expect to be constantly worrying about how to keep warm at my age. It is really quite frightening."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Articles about AI are sprinkled with metaphors that evoke frightening cinematic images.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

And I was thinking how that can come over you, out of nowhere, and if it wasn’t such a fine feeling, it might almost be frightening.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan