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nightmare

[nahyt-mair] / ˈnaɪtˌmɛər /


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For some fans, that basketball fever dream is creating a wedding nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A free shuttle bus around one of Wales' most popular beauty spots could stop the area being blighted by nightmare parking issues, according to a local councillor.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But first, somebody has to pack it all up — all 3.5 million fossils, each fragile and irreplaceable, like a house move out of a nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Read: Could a jet-fuel shortage turn your European summer vacation into a nightmare?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I’m walking into my worst nightmare, a space of complete darkness without Mom, Dad, or Javier to hold my elbow.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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