as in frightening
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This is all frightening enough — and as the hearing revealed, his bogus theories about AIDS, Lyme disease, and a slew of other public health issues make clear Kennedy is no friend of facts or science, and therefore should be utterly disqualified from HHS secretary.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025 -
The statistics on underage drinking are frightening, and alcohol does cause death and injury.—
TJ Hutchinson,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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For instance, things like the strict use of the belt and different things about not being able to make mistakes and being very hyper cautious and aware for us and fearful for us.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Afghan nationals who had worked with the United States or NATO forces were particularly fearful of reprisals from the Taliban.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Cumberbatch, in a few moments, expresses the depth of this father’s agony, the terrifying chasm of it.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Six episodes centre on a variety of different dinosaurs, from terrifying carnivores to docile herbivores.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s order could cause a chilling effect on employers hiring, promoting or contracting with diverse individuals and businesses.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Opponents say the rules impose vague restrictions on teachers and create a chilling effect on discussions about history and other subjects.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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This is scary data for Rancho Palos Verdes residents: last year, officials warned that more than 100 homes in the community were at risk of slipping into the ocean.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article These days, Andrew’s Mason Moore can be a pretty scary sight for an opponent.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Chafetz, of Georgetown University, said the lack of pushback from Republican members of Congress was especially alarming because the legislative branch is the one whose powers are most at risk in the latest power play.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy's apparent inability to distinguish truth from myth is alarming, says Elizabeth Jacobs, emerita professor of epidemiology from the University of Arizona.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile the parents had suffered years of horrible harassment and death threats from Jones’ followers.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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His death was so horrible that people still don’t talk about it.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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America’s least godly president went to church surrounded by his most ardent supporters, still unrepentant for ghastly sins against our republic, most notably his inspiration of the Jan. 6 insurrection that attempted to overthrow an election in 2020.—
David Mastio,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The ghastly damage to my neighborhood was a complete shock.—
James R. Riffel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Persecutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecutory. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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