feared
Example Sentences
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The UK government feared the presence of communist North Korea could cause diplomatic shockwaves and it considered denying entry.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
That rankled politicians in Berlin and executives at Airbus, who feared being squeezed out of contracts.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows unleashed by the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Many had feared prices double that as the global energy market’s worst-case scenario — an essentially closed Strait of Hormuz — has now been playing out for nearly 100 days.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
They feared that Fukushima might become a repeat of the accident at Chernobyl.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
