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fear

[feer] / fɪər /




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Rising sea levels have already largely swamped two of Tuvalu's nine coral atolls -- and scientists fear the entire archipelago could be unliveable by the end of the century.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Under this administration, some Salvadorans with TPS have been declining government contract jobs out of fear of being detained, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The fact that investors aren’t pouncing reflects a growing fear that some luxury brands’ best days are behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Did Ferguson ever fear that throwing his young players in at the deep end could backfire?

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Strange, Father sharing his fear makes me feel loved, stronger.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

But this does not keep him away from AI, which she fears has infiltrated YouTube's content.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Mbarak fears that view may soon be blemished by passing oil tankers, and the breeze could carry industrial odors from the refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

There’s been talk of bargain hunting and fears of catching a falling knife.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

The fire started about 02:30 BST in June 2010 and caused 20 people living nearby to be evacuated to a nearby supermarket due to fears the church steeple could collapse.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

We were singing away our fears, and doing it together.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Asked by Brain's defence barrister why they kept returning, the women said they feared being cut out of the movement which had become their life.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Investors took the weaker-than-predicted labor data as a sign that the Federal Reserve would hold off on hiking interest rates—at least for now—and that inflationary pressures might not be as aggressive as feared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The incidents have amplified calls to slow AI development, most notably from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who wrote last month that he feared swarms of agents "taking over the entire internet."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Back then, stocks were mired in a painful bear market as the Federal Reserve kicked off an aggressive series of interest-rate hikes that many feared would drive the U.S. economy into a recession.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

They feared that an Austrian war against Serbia might set off a deadly chain reaction, pulling in other nations, such as Serbia’s ally, Russia.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

At times, pilots have panicked, fearing they were running out of runway, and braked too hard, causing accidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Some have already taken the project to court, fearing their land rights will not be respected, while environmental organisations including Greenpeace argues the refinery "threatens to damage one of East Africa's most fragile coastal ecosystems".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Here, five principles from Chin’s book on how to live more by fearing less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

They express confidence in public while perhaps fearing in private that a worst-case scenario could make it hopeless to try to save everyone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

He didn’t move, fearing a sudden flash at the awkward moment he attempted to stand, and being stuck half bent over, staring at his shoelaces forever.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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