fear
Example Sentences
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A pharmacist has racked up £145,000 in debt trying to keep his business afloat and fears he will not be able to afford to pay his staff each month.
From BBC
But they are an insight into the fear that the noisy revelations of the last few weeks are cutting through to the wider electorate, are being noticed.
From BBC
The company briefly banned effects that “cannot be mimicked by makeup” and then walked the decision back amid fears Instagram would lose market share to less scrupulous actors.
From Los Angeles Times
The good news is that the job market isn’t as stagnant as many feared, as private employers returned to hiring in January.
That sparked fears that the software industry would experience major disruption, and Wall Street dumped stocks like Adobe and PayPal, even selling shares of the private-credit firms that invest in the sector.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
