running scared
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Bond markets have the leaders of Europe’s biggest economies running scared.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Undocumented immigrants and their allies are running scared.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024
"He felt that Harris wouldn't have the type of performance she did and now he's running scared," Mr Petersen added.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
And with a 20-year Treasury bond auction also due later in the day, bond markets are back running scared.
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023
So the community is running scared, but now it’s too late.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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