This broadcast didn’t actually cause widespread fear of an alien invasion among listeners, as some have claimed.

Then you have widespread fear and ignorance, the inertia of these giant bureaucracies and the timidity of politicians.

Moreover, the widespread fear and unease caused by eclipses throughout history has had some surprising results.

The wave of mysterious airship sightings that began in 1896 did not trigger widespread fear.

A sprightly rebound in the past couple of days has not helped to dispel the gloom completely, and there remains the widespread fear that something very unpleasant lies ahead.