afraid
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Don’t be afraid to ask about other flexibility features of the loan, too.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Kirby explained that she had survived the Ghostface attack: “I was technically dead for four minutes. When I was revived, I got mad ... I wanted the monsters to be afraid of me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hunt is not afraid to voice her bold ambitions.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many Flores inhabitants slept outside for a second night in a row, afraid to go home as hundreds of aftershocks rumbled through the area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Opal and the miller were probably afraid to tell the king that they had deceived him.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
