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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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The next clear level of buying support is at $46, where it bottomed during the April 2025 tariff scare.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Shopping malls across Southern California have also struggled to bring sales back as immigration raids continue to scare customers away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

This oil scare threatened one of the least-appreciated stories in the global artificial-intelligence boom.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

But it's pretty clear that whoever it was was trying to scare them.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Burrs and prickers—did I scare the thing to death?

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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