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- verb Present participle of
scaremonger .
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Examples
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The group wants to take on bad science and what it describes as scaremongering about technology.
European Tribune 2009
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Feldstein is entitled to his opinion, but he would have to admit that his numbers are very sensitive to assumptions (Feldstein was also responsible for an * awful* piece of "SS is bust" scaremongering from the CEA once, so I'd be reaching for the salt cellar).
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Needless scaremongering is part of news reporting.
Oh No! A Scary, Horrible Tiger Is Gonna Eat ME! « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2007
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Surely media scaremongering is an undeniable force — if you think it isn’t, watch the evening news, no matter what the subject is — and cannot wholly be laid at the President’s feet.)
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Vietnam Comparison — A Closer Look At The Numbers: 2004
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Not many families are earning £70000+ to reach the costs the Labour party state known as scaremongering!
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2010
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2010
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2010
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2010
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2010
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