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scream

[skreem] / skrim /




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“The Listeners” arrives with some of the appointments of a horror movie—and if one were subject to a constant roar like Claire’s, one might indeed scream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"So you pay the amount. An hour later, they say it’ll be in your account. But it's not there. And you cry, you scream your head off."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As for Serbia, the lead singer of rock band Lavina was so tortured by someone who "trampled on his heart" that he ended his song with a blood-curdling scream.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The silence that she and I used to crave during The Great Pause now makes me scream.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

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

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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