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"I was petrified with all the noise that was going on."

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The MP said women who befriended Kulsuma at the refuge were "petrified" and "grief-stricken" in the wake of her death.

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PC King said he was "petrified", while PC Mechem-Whitfield told her colleague "don't let me die here".

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"I was petrified and scared for the safety of myself and my family who I believed were placed in danger because my name had been revealed," she told the BBC.

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County Supervisor Hilda Solis on Tuesday got the county to agree to study how the recent immigration blitz had affected the economy, noting how many of the county’s immigrants are petrified to leave their home.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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