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For example, Min avoids coming out to his grandmother and grandfather for fear of being disowned.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Roman became too much of a tyrant to continue working with, and Jimmy turned on him for fear of being overshadowed.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2025
One Geo Group case worker in the Northeast, who declined to be identified for fear of retaliation, described using a Google Maps-like software to check immigrants’ locations.
—Paul Mozur, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The vendor, who spoke to Bloomberg without the use of their name for fear of retaliation from Amazon, said the chairs had already been manufactured and that Amazon had never before canceled an order in such a manner.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Roman became too much of a tyrant to continue working with, and Jimmy turned on him for fear of being overshadowed.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2025
One Geo Group case worker in the Northeast, who declined to be identified for fear of retaliation, described using a Google Maps-like software to check immigrants’ locations.
—Paul Mozur, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The vendor, who spoke to Bloomberg without the use of their name for fear of retaliation from Amazon, said the chairs had already been manufactured and that Amazon had never before canceled an order in such a manner.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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