feared
Example Sentences
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Before the Iran conflict, the market feared that new AI tools from innovative private companies could severely disrupt the financial services that banks offer.
From Barron's
Jonathan Ashworth said he feared he would never speak again after falling ill on New Year's Day.
From BBC
For different reasons, each leader feared that the ensuing debate would raise divisive issues that he preferred to avoid.
A woman who was hit by an e-bike as she used a pedestrian crossing has spoken about how she feared her unborn baby had died in the collision.
From BBC
Traders have begun to price in the possibility that the conflict could be shorter than feared, the senior market analyst says in commentary.
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