as in to scare
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Would honking unnecessarily scare residents who are already afraid?—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Most of that money would go to compensate ranchers for cattle eaten by wolves and for guard dogs, scaring devices or other means to keep them away from livestock.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fernando Najera, director of the California Carnivores Program at UC Davis, said that recent experience showed that mountain lions can learn not to be afraid of technology that once worked to frighten them away from people and livestock.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Homemade caramel frosting can be intimidating for novice bakers, but a Caramel Cake is practically a required guest at the church supper.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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The nurses interviewed by AP said they felt intimidated by ICE’s presence in the critical care unit and had even been told to avoid a certain bathroom to minimize encounters with officers.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Like many at the ride, Chance Gordon, 28, a Riverwest resident, believes ICE and other federal agents have gone too far and are terrorizing citizens.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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As a response to ICE agents terrorizing Minnesota, and America, many people (including plenty of celebrities) are calling for a nationwide shutdown and protests today.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Parents in our network describe being terrified, with some fearing their children, many of whom have legal status, could be used as leverage against family members.—
Daniel Anello,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 National Defense Strategy appears to have been drafted not by serious people but by Pentagon officials eager to curry favor with an imperious president and terrified of getting their talking points wrong.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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All those bailout forehands and ripping backhands against Sinner had sapped some of the magic.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Too many turnaround attempts see a CEO throwing spaghetti at the wall in the hopes something will work, further confusing the rank and file and sapping their confidence in management.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Media night softened it temporarily and made entertainment out of the mundane practice of reporting.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The spring collection offers relaxed silhouettes, softened tailoring and fabric innovation.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The result is wasted energy, excess heat, and diminishing returns on efficiency improvements that once accompanied each generation of smaller transistors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Moments earlier, his goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin had been actively wasting time.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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