fear
Example Sentences
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Some restaurants are packed—even though conversations around the table inevitably turn to war-related matters, and sometimes to fears about what the future may bring.
That set off days of intensive efforts using boats to make waves, then excavators to dig up sand and free the whale, as fears grew for its life.
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There is fear of bombardments, but "there is no other recourse -- people don't have money to eat. Life has become impossible", she said.
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“Yesterday’s fears about fresh escalation prompted global equities to sharply reverse their gains from recent days,” wrote Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid in a note Friday.
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“Yesterday’s fears about fresh escalation prompted global equities to sharply reverse their gains from recent days,” wrote Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid in a note Friday.
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