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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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"Even during our religious holidays, even on Good Friday, jets fly over us and break the sound barrier just to scare us," al-Jamal said.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Saints were given a real scare by a Castres team who not too many people would have tipped to win away at the team sitting at the top of The Prem.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion addressed the health scare on Instagram, calling it a “real wake-up call for me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Even the recent DeepSeek scare resulted in a nearly 60% gain by the one-year mark.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

It charges, it stops, it flaps its ears—tries to scare you.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola