scare
Example Sentences
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Financial planner Devin Carroll, who runs a Social Security group on Facebook, is worried that seeing projections for a reduction of benefits will scare people too much.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
And excessive volatility can scare off some investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Whether Eriksen continues to play professional football after this latest scare is not yet clear.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Businesses last year largely tried to eat the cost of the tariffs, amid worries that raising prices would scare away their consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
It’s just my luck that I scare something remotely edible to death and it’s beyond the reach of my jaws and also smells terrible.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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