as in frightening
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While the market’s recent volatility can be intimidating, experts generally recommend investors focus on their long-term goals.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Relapse is alluring, Bart is intimidating, and Son is mysterious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Egerton will star as an enigmatic arson investigator on the hunt for two serial arsonists terrorizing the area.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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Taal’s suspension came months after anonymous threats were made to kill Jewish students at Cornell, terrorizing people on its upstate New York campus.—
Akansha Singh,
CNN,
13 Dec. 2024
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An iron deficiency may lead to nail changes such as softening and weakness.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
24 Dec. 2024
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Its intensely moisturizing formula features amino acids that make up the protein keratin (which is key for maintaining your hair’s structure and strength) and hair-softening plant extracts.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
23 Dec. 2024
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And if Alabama cancels marquee matchups, other SEC schools will assuredly follow — potentially sapping the sport of must-see intersectional duels that energize the September competition calendar.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
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The setbacks certainly had a way of sapping a team’s spirit.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Nov. 2024
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“Psyching (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyching%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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