scare
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Three people died after the rare rat-borne hantavirus spread through passengers holidaying on the MV Hondius cruise ship, sparking a global health scare.
From Barron's • May 15, 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
The threats are “a scare tactic,” said Brianna Titone, a Democratic state representative who co-sponsored the AI legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Maybe insane is what it takes to scare away someone like Gillicut.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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