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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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Werro survived an almighty scare on Thursday when she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final, before later being reinstated in the competition.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

That comes from finding common ground, not from scare ads and nasty attacks.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

News of the food-safety scare might make consumers steer clear of Chipotle restaurants temporarily, and the chain might have to run promotions to get them back, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

In addition to getting divorced after the Fox 11 job, she was later sideswiped by financial woes and a devastating health scare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

This seemed to shake some of the scare out of Mama.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

To be clear, that example about ambulances scares me, too.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

In the 50 years that have followed, audiences have become somewhat less susceptible to scares, but no less susceptible to phenomena.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

These patients “are having more and more and more scares, biopsies, concerns, and they feel like they already have cancer,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

The only thing that scares it is high expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Bren acts like an idiot when something scares him.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

He advises freshers to act confident - even if you're scared inside - and to put yourself out there.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But if this in any way can wake people up, can help people continue to ask questions and really question their own environments, that was something that I wasn’t scared of.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

One passenger on the Porter Airlines plane, Aryeh Kozuch, told CBC News the child had not been unruly but had seemed scared.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Fans, their parents and eating-disorder recovery advocates were scared, making comparisons to Karen Carpenter, the 70s musical icon who died of anorexia nervosa at 32.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

When the net flipped up out of the leaves and grass, it scared the monkeys half to death.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Mounting piles of garbage, stagnant water and a crumbling health system fueled outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses, further scaring away tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

StepChange said this was counterproductive, scaring people who can't, rather than won't, pay.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

In horror, more is more — more gore, more jump scares, more shadowed silhouettes; all in service of scaring the viewer.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

Because I’m pretty sure only a croak would emerge, scaring him off.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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