scare
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Melbourne's Avalon Airport was partially shut down for several hours on Thursday after a laser hair removal device and a hot chocolate container sparked a bomb scare.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Clark said the hantavirus species behind the cruise ship outbreak that triggered a global health scare after three people died was known to be endemic in the area of Argentina where the ship departed from.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Series I bonds are back to being the best game in town for interest rates on cash, and that should probably scare people a little bit.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The threats are “a scare tactic,” said Brianna Titone, a Democratic state representative who co-sponsored the AI legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
She didn’t want to scare him, not any more than he clearly already was.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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