fear

Example Sentences

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A massive effort by the community to clean up the beaches was seen as a huge success, allowing the county to recover far more quickly than had been feared.

From BBC

The actress says those 120 shows taught her to face her fears.

From Barron's

Huu, 24, said fundraising for his crypto-product startup has suddenly become much harder, and asked that only his first name be used for fear of hurting his business.

From Barron's

What started as a somewhat academic fear of an AI reckoning for white-collar workers is now starting to seem a little more tangible — at least in the eyes of Wall Street.

From MarketWatch

There had been fears that the labor market was on a slow climb to 5%.

From MarketWatch