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His five-year-old daughter, he said, cries every time he leaves for work -- fearful, as is he, that he will not return.

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From January 2021, she said she became concerned Rudakubana's father was fearful of his son and had "lost control" of him.

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When they were teenagers, the couple's sons were fearful of Spears, Federline also alleges.

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Ms Goddard said instead, there was "secretive conduct" and "conditions imposed on survivors has led to a toxic, fearful environment".

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But in some ways, Maduro is more safely ensconced than ever, with most opposition leaders in exile and Venezuelans too fearful to protest as they once did.

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

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