intimidate
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"Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting," Huckabee wrote on X on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“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
Instead, in stages linked to Israeli withdrawals, the weapons would be decommissioned and stored by precisely the people whom Hamas can intimidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He shrugged off Argentina's obvious attempts to intimidate him as he regularly came into close contact with Nicolas Tagliafico in particular.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jockeys could smell fear in one of their own and would exploit it mercilessly, trying to intimidate their way past a rival.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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
Baker: Please donate somebody that consistently intimidates opponents into not taking cheap shots at good Kraken players.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 allows for prosecution if a photographer threatens, stalks, intimidates or causes distress.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
If using gelatin intimidates you, refer to this handy guide, which explains how to use both sheet and powdered gelatin.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022
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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She’s not intimidated by even the most far-flung destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
The idea is to have expert hairstylists train uninitiated or intimidated fathers on how to comb and braid their kids’ hair, using salon-type head mannequins but in a setting for bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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
“I oftentimes was intimidated in his class,” Darryl says, which I never knew or would have imagined.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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He might look intimidating, but his smile and willingness to participate in school gatherings propels others to immediately embrace him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The behavioral economists and financial planners I spoke with agree that sometimes we need to make things easier on our brains, especially when building good money habits can feel intimidating and elusive to so many.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
But his intimidating onyx armor obscures all that, much in the way Darth Vader’s helmet and cloak overcompensate for his shriveled form.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Some accents were better than others, but the students exhibited an ease and confidence I found intimidating.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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