frightened
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“I was frightened about it,” Ochoa, now 78, who was born in Los Angeles and spoke no Spanish at the time, said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I became frightened of it and how it controlled me, " McCoubrey said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once inside her childhood home, Annie was frightened by what she found—her mother’s purse and iPhone, items Nancy always kept close at hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He was pained and frightened: He’d never seen such a thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
From somewhere in the sky Brightbill’s frightened voice cried out.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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