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"I keep thinking about how lucky I am that didn't go to that hotel," Albrecht said, adding that hearing other women's accounts has been "terrifying".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

For Kiel and Matthew Cavalli, the vitriol has been terrifying.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

It has been terrifying to contemplate that as well as to see active sustained artillery fire and power cuts around nuclear power plants in Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Yet for parents who are having to give their babies less than the food they need, even a temporary shortage has been terrifying.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

Whatever the primary cause, the result has been terrifying — a disintegration of order across growing swaths of this country.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2017