be frightened
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Friday evening's Stand Up to Cancer show on Channel 4, presented by celebrities including Davina McCall, Adam Hills and Clare Balding, will urge people not to be frightened of getting cancer checks.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Patients may be frightened during the hallucinations, Whinkin says.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2023
And I know a lot about homeless people — how you strike up a conversation and how you don’t have to be frightened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
"I know what its like to be frightened of an adult who is in authority over you and how hard it is to speak up," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023
I refused to allow myself to be frightened.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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