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Many of the women who spoke to the BBC are young female freelancers and didn’t feel able to complain about Wallace’s behavior at the time for fear of negative career repercussions.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Many in Israel and abroad have suspected that Netanyahu was reluctant to end hostilities for fear of triggering snap elections that would result in his ousting.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
Reliable signs of any shift in power would only emerge from a regular meeting of the CCP Central Committee known as the Fourth Plenum that is expected in August, said an analyst in China who requested anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
In some cases, notes were retrieved from a wastebasket for fear of them being lost forever.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Many in Israel and abroad have suspected that Netanyahu was reluctant to end hostilities for fear of triggering snap elections that would result in his ousting.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
Reliable signs of any shift in power would only emerge from a regular meeting of the CCP Central Committee known as the Fourth Plenum that is expected in August, said an analyst in China who requested anonymity for fear of retribution.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
In some cases, notes were retrieved from a wastebasket for fear of them being lost forever.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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