fear for
verb
feared for; fearing for; fears for
: to feel concern for (something or someone) : to worry about (something or someone)
She feared for her husband's safety.
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Every product launch and OS upgrade generated excitement for users and existential fear for founders.
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Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As the raids continued for weeks, Halverson and his staff set up an e-learning program for students who had to stay at home, whether because their parents feared for their children’s safety or their own.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Kayce, who fears for his and his son’s safety following the shootout, agrees.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
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Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As the raids continued for weeks, Halverson and his staff set up an e-learning program for students who had to stay at home, whether because their parents feared for their children’s safety or their own.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Kayce, who fears for his and his son’s safety following the shootout, agrees.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
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“Fear for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fear%20for. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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