fearful
Example Sentences
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Media folk, perhaps fearful of the impact of artificial intelligence on their livelihoods, tend to cover potential economic disruption from AI as a threat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
His mother, fearful for her youngest son, pleaded with him to flee the country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Nic rang around fearful of what information he would receive, before finding the place where Olivia was being treated.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
I kept looking at that window, fearful of seeing a face press itself against the glass.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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