fears
Example Sentences
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Now Maguire fears plans to use her earlier grades to arrive at her final degree grade will not reflect her final-year work, for which she has been averaging first-class scores.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
—Asian equities mostly retreated Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions stoked fears of supply disruptions and prompted investors to pull capital from stock markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Yet there are signs those fears may be misplaced.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In the past 12 months, Microsoft stock has fallen 13% on fears that OpenAI—and its rival Anthropic—will disrupt the market for Microsoft’s business software.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He seemed content; he accepted the lies I told him and sighed a little—perhaps in relief, for who knows what fears tormented his child’s mind?
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
