shudder
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A 1970s-style outcome, or anything close to it, would have been enough to make anyone shudder — but especially retirees and others living on fixed or semi-fixed incomes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
On my second watch, I was shocked by how much of “One Battle After Another” already felt tattooed on my brain, down to the shudder I got from Sean Penn’s loathsome Col.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Nurse Angela explains away the smell—“Oh, that’s just ether”—but readers familiar with the earlier novel featuring Dr. Larch might shudder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The stern appearance of Wandsworth prison is enough to make grown people shudder.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
As soon as that shudder passed, another overtook it.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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