afraid
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Since his detention, her mother has been afraid to leave the house, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Seham, 12, said she felt "afraid" to remove her headscarf at school "because I'd worn it for two years and it felt like a part of me".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Cliffe isn’t afraid to admit when he is stumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
I put it to him that some women were now documenting harassment on social media because they were afraid to report it to police.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He would not be afraid because a puffin of his lineage has no fear.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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