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scare

[skair] / skɛər /




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“If there’s any growth scare at all, bonds are going to work as a ballast, as they always have,” Levine said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The scare blue-tailed damselfly, one of the world's earliest flying insect species, was recorded alongside the River Ash near Hertford.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Soaring candy prices have many Americans looking to scare up some extra value during what has been an already expensive year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Robinhood CFO says market volatility didn’t scare traders away from buying chip stocks “that they had really done research on.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I guess I could put some eyes up on the side of the barn, but I’m afraid the fires would scare the horses.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

And October didn’t content itself with those scares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Get ready to buy the scares in the coming weeks, investment strategy firm Yardeni Research has advised.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Investors piled into safe havens on Thursday following the tech wobbles and inflation scares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A fifth win in six league games put Mikel Arteta's side level on points with leaders Manchester City, but their title defence has certainly not been without its scares so far.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Not knowing what to expect both scares and thrills.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I learned that if that feeling is happening, don’t kill the idea because you’re scared of it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

But I also feel awful that she’s scared about money.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

"It scared them that I was in touch with external networks or those outside Iran."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Who's going to get on a train now? Now you're scared when you do," said Cecilio, who wants such disasters to never happen again.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Daisy laughed so loud it scared our old hens and they all started cackling.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Investment in artificial intelligence is driving our economy and the markets but it’s also doing something else … scaring the hell out of people.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

"It was just a way for them to sound smart, and I really hate that. I think we're scaring people and that's irresponsible," he said.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Laura began, snapping on the overly bright overhead light, scaring off whatever shy passion Yoyo, with the blue thread of her writing, had just begun coaxing out of a labyrinth of feelings.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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