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And by that evening, a tip led authorities just down the street where Catchings and her family were hunkered down and some residents were afraid to talk to reporters for fear of retaliation.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Residents did not give their names for fear of reprisals.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with authorities for fear of being arrested or possibly deported.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
Freddy, a 46-year-old who did not give his last name for fear of reprisals from a cartel, left the Colombian military at age 32 after more than a decade of intense combat fighting leftist guerrillas.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Residents did not give their names for fear of reprisals.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with authorities for fear of being arrested or possibly deported.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
Freddy, a 46-year-old who did not give his last name for fear of reprisals from a cartel, left the Colombian military at age 32 after more than a decade of intense combat fighting leftist guerrillas.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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