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"to be feared" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
You could use it when you want to express that something is intimidating or that someone should be approached with caution. For example: "The thunderous roar of the waterfall was something to be feared."
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Surely to be feared.
And are they really to be feared?
A pensions regulator needs to be feared.
"He doesn't want to be feared.
Sadly, comically, it wants to be feared.
They are something to be feared.
The Germans are always to be feared".
This was a team to be feared.
Darkness became menacing, a thing to be feared.
Change is inevitable; disruption is not to be feared.
However a possible degradation of the water quality is to be feared in the future.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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