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• Lebron James is missing his wife — and isn't afraid for the world to know!
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
• Since the killings, White said, her grandchildren have nightmares and are afraid for their own safety.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
• Newcomb also argued that Davis was afraid for his life.
  — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2022
• Kraft said he's never seen this level of antisemitism in the U.S. before, and is afraid for his country.
  — Dana Jacobson, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
• Jamal himself was afraid for his life, says his sister, Bulbul.
  — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
• Jamal himself was afraid for his life, says his sister, Bulbul.
  — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
• And the only way to address this sort of resentment is to assuage the fears of people who are afraid for their economic future.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2022
• Videos and images verified by The Washington Post show Russians are angry and afraid for their lives.
  — Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
• Timid and afraid for her son, Tungsupakul’s character serves as the film’s emotional center.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• Latanowich’s lawyer, Joseph Krowski, has said that Latanowich acted in self-defense and was afraid for his life because the officers were the aggressors.
  — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2021
• Flight crews have had to contend with overwork and disruptive and belligerent passengers, leaving them drained and afraid for their safety.
  — New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
• The choice isn’t a binary between being afraid for one’s own personal safety or carrying on.
  — Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
• And Hong, too, had an experience that left her afraid for her life -- a memory that has been fresh on her mind lately given the string of Asian American women who have been killed in recent weeks.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
• Four members of the public spoke in favor of the proposal, including a landlord worried about how weapons are stored in her building and current and former teachers afraid for their students.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022
• Mueller said the challenge is balancing preparation for and prevention of mass shootings without making schools a place where children are afraid for their safety.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022
• Advertisement Now with the tumor growing larger, Hightower and his family are afraid for his life.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
• The recent assault of Latter-day Saint missionaries in Mexico by armed robbers has left at least some families feeling afraid for their safety.
  — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
• Pereda drew on her own experience as a gay teen, an outsider who changed schools frequently, becoming both a target for bullying and a silent witness to the torment of others, too afraid for her own survival to speak up.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2022
• Both women give masterclasses in thinking on their feet, playing people in a desperate situation that are afraid for their lives, yet understanding.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022
• Malekzadeh was apparently afraid for the safety of his family after a number of furious customers showed up at the Zadeh Kicks warehouse in an industrial section of West Eugene demanding their money back.
  — oregonlive, 27 May 2022

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024