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afraid

[uh-freyd] / əˈfreɪd /




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People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

"My biggest fear and concern is, I just don't want her to be afraid of going back to school, going back to the masjid, to the mosque."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

However, she admitted that she and Umansky have made no move toward making their divorce legal, noting that she is afraid it could interrupt their peaceful co-existence.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Exiled Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli said on Wednesday that the government censored the publication of her latest novel in her home country because it is "afraid" to hear the truth.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“I’m afraid you won’t like me when you see me.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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