terrifying

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The portfolio that felt terrifying in 2009 feels boring in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He said his terrifying encounter with California’s most iconic apex predator won’t dim his love of nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

And when my thoughts go idle, they drift to new happy memories that I’ve made all myself: A rainbow over a mountain range after a terrifying hail storm in Texas.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

"It was really very terrifying," says Costel Patrichi, a resident who's in charge of the building.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Moved by the terrifying reality that humans must now live alongside the Super, a Japanese filmmaker named Ishiro Honda reworked his script for a new monster movie.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin