fear
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It was in part to this fear that George Mason referred when he insisted at the Constitutional Convention that any definition of impeachable conduct must cover “attempts to subvert the Constitution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I understand people have been here a long time. People fear change. I understand that feeling,” said Center for Biological Diversity’s Miller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
With the spectre of war back, Najem Hammoud al-Wahbani, another Mokha resident, said "everyone lives in fear".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Then a prison boredom—which I soon learned to fear above all else— settled over the cell.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Aid disruptions and aftershocks across the Indonesian island of Flores are fuelling fears among thousands of survivors who were displaced by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
But there are serious fears that the massively expensive artificial-intelligence buildout is driving up costs in everything from materials to consumer electronics.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
But he fears that, without some substantial rainfall, the crop will be poor after such a hot, dry summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Denizens of La Guaira also express fears that they will be forced to relocate far from a place where they have deep roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
For two more incredible days and two more nights we were carried deeper and deeper into the land of our fears.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In the valley below, Palestinians who spoke to AFP feared Ganim's construction would make their lives harder, or even mean eventual displacement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
As vulture populations continue to fall across the region, conservationists have been searching for communities where these birds are not hunted, feared or exploited.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Coming from Taiwan—with a father who fought in the Chinese Civil War—Chen said he initially feared them and saw them as “Communist bandits.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Big Short” investor Michael Burry wrote that he has feared any successor to Buffett would be “too old,” and have no patience for “the fat pitch,” in reference to Abel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
If this was what meals were like here, things were going to be even tougher than I’d feared.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Many residents spent the night sleeping on the street, fearing more deadly aftershocks or because their homes had sustained damage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
One Pozos de Gamboa resident who declined to be named, fearing for his safety, described it as being like a ghost town -- "as if no one ever lived here."
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Musk said his "philosophical conclusion" after fearing for AI's threat to humanity was to "look on the bright side".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Plus, the artificial-intelligence backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives, and Wall Street traders are having their best year ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Yes, he had made a friend in Twitch, but in the recent weeks, he hadn’t strayed far from the burrow, fearing the unfinished war to come.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
