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The phrase "afraid to return back to" is not correct due to redundancy; "return" already implies going back.
You can use it when expressing fear about going back to a previous place or situation, but it should be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "She was afraid to return to her hometown after all these years."
Alternatives: "afraid to go back to" or "fearful of returning to".
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Many of the affected people are still living in camps as they are afraid to return back to their homes and face another backlash from the Muslims.
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I return back to my neighborhood shop.
At level 70, return back to Belle.
He returned back to base.
She said that even after the man was found responsible for assaulting her and two other women, he would be allowed back to Occidental, while she was afraid to return.
What if I come across another bomb?" Gabish says that the affected farmland is reverting back to wilderness because farmers are afraid to return.
Thousands of children and their families have poured back into informal settlements across the country – after the May 12 quake left many too afraid to return home.
Many are afraid to return.
"Republicans won't be afraid to return the favor".
She said she was afraid to return to work because of her fear of thieves.
Some are afraid to return because they have children of an age vulnerable to kidnap.
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