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The phrase "are frightened about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing concern or fear regarding a specific situation or event.
Example: "The children are frightened about the loud thunderstorm outside."
Alternatives: "are scared of" or "are worried about".
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Now they are frightened about the prospect of civil war".
But we know they are frightened about his brain.
"They are frightened about what could come out".
But those yields are so low because central banks are frightened about the economic outlook.
"People are frightened about smallpox because it's in the news a lot," said Dr. Paul Offit of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
When people are frightened about going hungry and paying their mortgages, a scarcity model begins to prevail; they fear someone else will get their piece of the pie".
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"We have a lot of Jews walking around who are frightened at things they need not be frightened about," said Mr. Blakeslee, a sociologist at Framingham State College in Massachusetts.
Read Thoseest of Michael Byrne's interview over at Motherboard.
Still, many of Goma's residents were frightened about what lies ahead.
Min, who is pregnant, is frightened about being sent home where her trafficker might find her.
According to several friends in Bradford, she was frightened about her trip to Pakistan.
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