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feared

adjective as in worrisome

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But it's feared this will simply move the problem elsewhere, as authorities across the capital grapple over how to control this type of activity.

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Ms Hogg's mother Ann Ming said she feared he was still dangerous and the Parole Board panel had fallen for his "lies" about being a reformed character.

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But when Armenia rejected the demand, clashes erupted on the border, and many feared a new war.

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She said the explosion and fire had shaken her 8-year-old boy, who feared that fire could jump into the neighborhood.

It was dirty, and patients had to bribe security officers and nurses to see a doctor, said the protester, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he feared reprisals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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