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shudder

[shuhd-er] / ˈʃʌd ər /


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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

On Tuesday, a report by the Wall Street Journal about OpenAI missing some of its revenue and user-growth targets last year appeared to send a shudder through the semiconductor space.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 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

But in the franchise’s ongoing parable of mankind’s hubris, the all-seeing enigma in “Alien: Earth” adds another reason to make us shudder.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

I shudder, eyes closing against the hot spike of shame.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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