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Many of those involved in those strikes have remained unidentified for fear of retaliation.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
One, with Pepfar signage outside, is still operating but the local NGO worker inside, who doesn't want to be named for fear of losing his job, tells NPR all the nurses were sent home after Trump's USAID cuts.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
Kennedy said the Biden administration refused to test the water for drugs for fear of giving police another reason to target Black and brown communities.
—Kate Cimini, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Her parents were left-leaning, but like so many other Italians, hid their views from their children for fear of retribution from Mussolini’s loyalists.
—Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
One, with Pepfar signage outside, is still operating but the local NGO worker inside, who doesn't want to be named for fear of losing his job, tells NPR all the nurses were sent home after Trump's USAID cuts.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
Kennedy said the Biden administration refused to test the water for drugs for fear of giving police another reason to target Black and brown communities.
—Kate Cimini, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
Her parents were left-leaning, but like so many other Italians, hid their views from their children for fear of retribution from Mussolini’s loyalists.
—Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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“For fear of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20fear%20of. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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