intimidate
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“These crimes are meant to intimidate entire communities and weaken the trust that holds us together,” he said in a statement Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
De la Espriella condemned the bombing "in the strongest terms," adding that "terrorism will not intimidate Colombia."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I did not intimidate, threaten, or bully Sandy into making any statements,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He is so eager to intimidate survivors that he’s willing to pay the price of reminding Americans that E. Jean Carroll — and the harrowing, compelling story she tells — exists.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Hord stepped closer to the fire, looming over it to intimidate Torak.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Offering a lot to process—historically, technically and visually—“Sèvres Extraordinaire!” is that rare species of exhibition that impresses and intimidates in equal measure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Second, and crucially, it intimidates opponents into silence and quiescence.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024
The league says its operations manual strictly prohibits bullying and hazing, which is defined as behavior that “harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, threatens, or humiliates another person or creates a risk to their health or safety.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 allows for prosecution if a photographer threatens, stalks, intimidates or causes distress.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
He lives in New York and still intimidates the hell out of me.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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At one roundabout, 25-year-old Kasim Ramadan gathered with four or five friends, determined not to be intimidated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
At first I was intimidated, but that didn’t last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
This is a topic that is raised in these pages from time to time — most recently by this reader who implored more Americans to start saving early and not to be intimidated by money.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Carmel Gates from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions praised healthcare workers, fire fighters, bus drivers and teachers, who stepped up to help those who were attacked and intimidated this week.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
I was from the Bronx, after all, maybe these country jokers were intimidated.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Schwimmer said the completed mount does more than give museum visitors a sense of the animal's intimidating size.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some locals who found them intimidating, however, found comfort in the community group Epping for Everyone.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
I know changing careers is intimidating, but I applaud your self-awareness.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Preparing a live lobster might sound intimidating, but it’s a lot easier than you think and will truly take your summer hosting up a notch.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
We pull up to Greendale Middle School, which is no longer intimidating like the beginning of last year, when I worried about getting lost in the halls or forgetting my locker combination.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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