afraid

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He said the use of glyphosate to dry crops was a "relatively modern practice", adding: "To say that it's essential to the growing of wheat, I'm afraid, is... not true."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Most people stop speaking up not because they’re afraid, but because nothing changes.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“They’re afraid that drones can fly over Red Square,” he said at a diplomatic summit in Armenia, an ex-Soviet republic that has traditionally been in Moscow’s sphere in influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Most of these clients, because of their immigration status, are afraid to report this to the police,” Carrillo said.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Nim felt excited and brave and a tiny bit afraid, but the second chapter of Mountain Madness was even more exciting than the first, and she thought about the hero till she went to sleep.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr