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scared

[skaird] / skɛərd /


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They lowered the guns, but Cook was scared, a feeling that doesn’t come easy.

From Los Angeles Times

Firouzeh, a 43-year-old homemaker who declined to give her full name, said the recent tensions had left her "very worried and scared".

From Barron's

But she had to protect her two young children, scared by the explosions.

From BBC

"I was scared. I'd never seen anything like this before in my life."

From BBC

It was held in private because teams were scared by memories of the last time new engines were introduced, in 2014, when many suffered major reliability problems.

From BBC