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terrifying



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The bat baby starts flying around the vehicle, terrifying Matty before breaking the window and flying off.

From Los Angeles Times

"When you hear that someone with those legal credentials is breaking a serious court claim against you, it's obviously terrifying for people."

From BBC

Not until I sat down to write the script that would provide a space for me to express the taboo, the forbidden, the absurd and the terrifying feelings I knew I wasn’t alone in.

From Los Angeles Times

"Going into a hospital was a massive challenge. I had avoided clinical settings for years. The first few shifts were terrifying," she says.

From BBC

McCarthy, addressing ProPublica on Substack, wrote: “You point to various online guides that offer what could be considered dangerous dosing instructions. We agree, the internet is a terrifying wasteland of misinformation and disinformation.”

From Salon