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We should take the warnings of Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Geoffrey Hinton and others seriously without allowing fears about tomorrow’s frontier systems to frighten us from responsibly using today’s technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

First used by Ottoman military "mehter" bands to frighten and demoralise the enemy, cymbals were a useful tool for an empire on the warpath.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

I was aware that I didn’t want to frighten my kids with it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He’s a student of life as much as he is filmmaking, a humanist who forges connections with spectacular sights of the things that frighten and fascinate us the most.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

He would frighten the dogs and take their hidden stashes now and then, but he didn’t harm them and we became accustomed to him hanging around.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

I have to admit your creativity frightens me a little.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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

Its ultimate goal remains independence but its current leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has taken a fresh approach, acknowledging that the idea of Wales going it alone frightens some voters.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

Oma sits next to Opa and says, "Hitler frightens me. Those crazy eyes of his! And the way he knows exactly how to bring a crowd to hysteria."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

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

The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, said that he had witnessed "smashed shop windows, looted stores, and frightened citizens".

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

As she touched it the broom jerked a bit, then quieted down, as if it were a frightened cat.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Hebert believes the stories endure because it is still frightening to think of what humans are capable of.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

We may find our world less frightening, and we’ll be more likely to thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

It was terrifying to share such a personal truth, much more frightening than the dead themselves.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland