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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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Losing Dart was a gut punch to the Giants, who also got a scare early in the second quarter when standout receiver Malik Nabers doubled over in pain after a pass breakup.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

“I mean, an HOA wouldn’t scare me away,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

"It does scare me but the way I cope with it is I look at the news with a sense of scepticism," he said.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Why did the “Hugging Face Incident” scare A.I. researchers so much?

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Oddly, the brief scare of the snuffed-out candles and howling wind seemed to break the spell of gloom cast by the Widow Ashton’s gruesome tales.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

"We did sci-fi with Farmageddon and now we're in Halloween horror but without the scares - it's more comedy," he said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

But the dramatic advancements made in AI over the last several years has finally made it something that scares people almost as much as nuclear weapons or the hand of God.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Why it’s worth seeing: Directed by horror master Zach Cregger, it’s more promising than your average game-turned-movie for its mix of humor, scares and unexpected emotional moments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Small modular reactors are tiny compared with the huge nuclear plants — such as those in Chernobyl and Fukushima — behind dangerous meltdown scares.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“But he scares me. I got to go. Good night, Callie. Don’t be sick.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

People are scared and supermarket shelves empty nationwide as regional and national supply chains begin to break down.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

I’m not scared of Mike Ovitz or any of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

That’s when I realized something uncomfortable: I may be continuing this friendship partly because I like to get away from my husband and kids, but also because I’m too scared to end it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

“Any technology has risks. Any new technology brings both risks and benefits . . . I don’t think Americans should be scared of anything.”

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

It made a change from weeding, and the barn swallows followed to catch the bugs the mower scared up, so you weren’t eaten alive.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"There's a level of scaring the public that needs to be taken into consideration."

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 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

In a radio interview Tuesday, he warned Mamdani against scaring off wealthy people like the Citadel chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

And then he decided he had to stop scaring himself.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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