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fear

[feer] / fɪər /




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But through journal entries from that time, narrated in the film by Diane Lane, the audience can piece together where the fear and the pride meet.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Another part of the math that impedes people from buying long-range insurance products is fear of inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“They’re trying to instill fear in society,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Though he stressed no motive had been confirmed, Albanese earlier got emotional as he talked about the growing fear amongst MPs that they would end up targets.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

I must be on the Eleanor, then, I thought, and even as I felt the familiar smugness of knowing the details of this historical event inside and out, I felt a tug of fear.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

There are fears the conflict could spill across the border.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tech firms led heavy losses across Asian markets Tuesday as investors brushed off a rebound on Wall Street amid growing fears about the AI investment boom ahead of crunch earnings releases.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Despite the fears over new data centers, however, Windsor said in a note to clients that he sees “a silver lining” for companies that are already operating data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Strong inflation data in the U.S. raised fears that the Fed could hike interest rates and bump up the cost of debt that many companies are taking on to finance AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

As we passed the soldiers, even though my legs felt so rubbery I wasn’t sure they would remember how to keep on moving, I forced my face not to betray my fears.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

On trading: A feared “Black Monday” never arrived.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Thames Valley Police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have tried to stop officers entering his home in Sandringham by saying it belonged to the King, according to legal documents.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Thursday he said he feared clashes after what he called "urban violence" during the student protests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The more his sabotage efforts succeeded, the more Stupnikov feared he was sticking out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mudd feared the authorities would discover some of his secrets very soon.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

She added: "Members of parliament and their staff must be able to serve their communities without fearing for their safety"

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It was a really hard time," she said, fearing she would have to move back in with her parents, into her childhood bedroom.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

At times, pilots have panicked, fearing they were running out of runway, and braked too hard, causing accidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Here, five principles from Chin’s book on how to live more by fearing less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Quirin and Heinck were relieved to see them, fearing something terrible had happened to Burger and Dasch.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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