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Avoiding hospitals or medical facilities for fear of contracting illnesses that may cause vomiting.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Officials urged residents to avoid underground parking garages and freeway underpasses, for fear of becoming trapped.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Under Iran’s relatively moderate former President Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic Republic slowed its space program for fear of raising tensions with the West.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Labor organizers said those protections have made undocumented workers, who are often scared to report workplace abuses like wage theft or harassment for fear of immigration consequences, more likely to come forward.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Officials urged residents to avoid underground parking garages and freeway underpasses, for fear of becoming trapped.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Under Iran’s relatively moderate former President Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic Republic slowed its space program for fear of raising tensions with the West.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Labor organizers said those protections have made undocumented workers, who are often scared to report workplace abuses like wage theft or harassment for fear of immigration consequences, more likely to come forward.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2024
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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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