shudder
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An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Millions with so-called straight jobs shudder at their steady devaluation in the face of artificial intelligence.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
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
We shudder to think what the reaction would be in Washington if the battle of Tarawa were fought again today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
He was wet and so cold he felt wrong to her, and she had to work to suppress a shudder.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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