spook

Example Sentences

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An alternative would be to borrow the money but the Treasury would be reluctant to breach its borrowing targets for fear of spooking the financial markets.

From BBC

Its delay had spooked some maritime executives who were worried the issue was losing momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal

That reassured shareholders who might have been spooked by Cisco’s earnings earlier this week, when it said its own margins would be compressed due to the soaring cost of memory components.

From Barron's

As interest rates and the price of gold tend to move in opposite directions, investors got spooked about Warsh’s potentially hawkish approach to monetary policy.

From Barron's

As interest rates and the price of gold tend to move in opposite directions, investors got spooked about Warsh’s potentially hawkish approach to monetary policy.

From Barron's