fear
Example Sentences
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A ship has been struck by an "unknown projectile" off the Iranian coast, the UK Maritime Trade Organisation has said, amid fears strikes in the Middle East could drive up global oil prices.
From BBC
Yet the fear of AI appears to be vastly outrunning reality, based on current labor-market trends and also the long historical record of new technologies.
From MarketWatch
Harteveld explained how he initially didn't tell his mum what had happened, fearing it may lead to her dropping out.
From BBC
She asked not to be named or pictured over fears she would be shunned by her neighbours.
From BBC
It was the doomsday scenario many white-collar workers had feared: an S&P 500 company cutting nearly half of its staff.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
