as in to scare
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This isn’t a film about trauma, or smuggled-in social issues, or anything at all, really, besides the honest workaday business of scaring the bejesus out of its audience, rinsing, and repeating with extra vigor.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026 -
The combination doesn’t scare everyone.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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There’s no surefire way to frighten bees and other stinger pollinators from your home, but there are ways to make your living space less attractive to them.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
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When to see a doctor Ashamalla stressed that people shouldn’t be frightened by every ache or pain.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rob Johnson, 48, was intimidated stepping onto Red Rocks’ campus in 2024, surrounded by younger people fresh out of high school.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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So far, four different men have had at least a share of the lead with Augusta’s intimidating back nine looming in the late afternoon.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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State wildlife officials have finally come up with a theory to explain how a giant, highly destructive rodent that’s been terrorizing California might have come from Oregon.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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His character is described as a serial killer who terrorized the City years ago.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Monitor was always meant to be experienced with a room full of people being terrified together.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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Directed by Lee Sang-min, the film stars Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jong-won as a road-view camera crew that encounters terrifying supernatural events at a remote reservoir.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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The prospect of an acute and prolonged oil shortage threatened to drive up prices for a vast array of goods, sapping energy from consumer spending, which powers most of the nation's economic growth.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, consumers are wondering when or if next-generation video game consoles and graphics cards will arrive amid concerns that the memory shortage will sap their output.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Vertical slats of glazed terra-cotta on ARO’s addition block the glare, soften the surface, and stripe the view from inside the gallery.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jorge Ruvalcaba scored for the Red Bulls (3-2-2), who have one win in their last five matches but rallied to get a point out of this one after wasting an early 1-0 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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That there’s no such thing as wasted creative time.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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