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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

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

“They tell you to alert the bear to make sure you don’t frighten it. I called, ‘Hey bear!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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

“To frighten away rabbits. If you like, I will carry a stick. If you like, I will not come at all. Theo has only to say the word.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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

Desai: It looked at year end like Kevin Hassett’s star was on the rise, but none of the names discussed frightens me.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

I frighten him, as a madwoman frightens those who believe themselves sane.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

"I became frightened of it and how it controlled me, " McCoubrey said.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

After the riots, Maria stayed inside her home for seven days, too frightened to leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Both Oscar-nominated, Davis and Sarandon play beautifully off each other, funny and loose in one moment, frightened or furious the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I was frightened and frenzied, which is what con artists use to get our hard-earned cash.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

When he was little and started asking her about the men he saw on the subway who weren’t really there, the sweet grandmothers in synagogue who were years gone, he had legitimately frightened her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

At the time, fact-checkers and authorities found no verified evidence linking the meme to children harming themselves, although the frightening images were still capable of causing distress.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The Ebola virus has spread across Democratic Republic of Congo at a frightening speed and one of the authorities' biggest fears is that it reaches the teeming capital of Kinshasa.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

While it sounds frightening to say rates are higher than they’ve been in nearly 20 years, the past two decades are the era that was abnormal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Minnie Driver’s Paris adventures went awry this week when she was involved in a car accident that she’s describing as a frightening close call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Leaving it with the thought that next year he would go someplace new was both exciting and frightening.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville