as in to scare
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When the fast food restaurant by a high school was raided, kids remained in the building, scared to pass the site and risk detainment or worse.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Comments John Lithgow is already a professional at scaring audiences.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Stepping out from a white van, the Israeli civilian looked gaunt and frightened.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Julie Contreras, who is a pastor and part of United Giving Hope, a longtime immigration rights advocacy organization, said her time in church Sunday was spent comforting parishioners who were frightened by the ICE activity.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Financial advisors typically recommend having 3-6 months of expenses saved up, but don’t let that number intimidate you.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Feb. 2025
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The agents' concern is that this information will be used to intimidate and fire them.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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That's not good customer service and they should not be allowed to terrorize passengers who paid to fly their pet legally in an under-seat carrier.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The trial of three men who prosecutors say facilitated a drugging and robbery scheme that terrorized New York City’s gay bars and led to two deaths began Wednesday in a downtown Manhattan courtroom.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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But Marcel arrived terrified, hiding in the bathroom and refusing to move or be touched.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Instead of a confetti bomb going off, someone turns on the fog/smoke machine, terrifying all of the little pups into relieving themselves everywhere in fear.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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With a relatively potent concentration of 1% retinol, it’s formulated to be highly effective without sapping your skin of its moisture.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
7 Jan. 2025
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Also, its efforts to do it all itself sapped time and resources.—
Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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The governor took pains to soften his liberal attack dog image, praising the president as a cooperative partner during crisis.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Add 2 tablespoons oil (3 tablespoons if not using pancetta), onion, and carrots to drippings in Dutch oven; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Every little facet of their lives becomes a perplexing anthropological study, an affirmation to older people that youth is wasted on the young.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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So why are people wasting their time on another recall effort?—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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