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[skreem] / skrim /




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The first thing the 1,000 men and women of the United States Naval Academy do, after hearing the artillery fire, is scream, tear off their shirts, and charge toward me.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

But the new season also opens with a rather blood-curdling scream and gothic nightmare of darkness and horror that turns out to have nothing to do with what the plot eventually tells us happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s not so much a scream queen kind of horror; it’s this foreboding horror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

While she did see Arsenal win the trophy two decades years ago, she said: "it has been a long time since Arsenal has had anything to scream and roar about".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I can’t move my body, but I scream toward the basement.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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