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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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British TV presenter Alison Hammond's "heart scare" makes the Daily Mirror front page after the 51-year-old was rushed off midway through This Morning's Friday show while clutching her chest.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“The goal is not to kill the prey, but scare the prey so it doesn’t come back,” Coulson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

The Nasdaq Composite Index’s rapid rally to record highs may scare off some new investors who would prefer to wait for a pullback to start buying.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Y2K scare was fueled by intense media coverage.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“What really scares me is what will happen several years from now, when all of us wake up,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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

"But privately it still scares me," she confided, adding she prioritises the "human" aspect of her work.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Is it any wonder that “Widow’s Bay,” which miraculously serves up equal portions of jump scares and belly laughs, is this season’s hottest series?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“No wonder he wasn’t pleased to see me! Well, I’m going to tell Dumbledore what’s going on, he’s the only one who scares Mundungus.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

"We were really scared," said Pawan, a student.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Even if they finish investigating, I am scared to continue selling again. I am too scared," she said, hiding her identity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

She was initially scared about getting married, she said, because she fought a lot with Gao.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

As Barb watched more of her sisters repeat the same hair-raising behaviors, she grew too scared to learn the results of her own genetic test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“But people are actually scared of you,” I said.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Fuel shortages and economic turmoil are scaring away foreign visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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

"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

The flames must be scaring them, too, she thought.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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