misgiving
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Misgiving No. 1 he shared with mustered-out Americans of every sort, from radio stars to ribbon clerks: "Will I get a job?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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Misgiving No. 2 they also had in common with their brother veterans: "How can I get along with civilians?"
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Misgiving on this last point caused her husband to hesitate long before accepting the call, and to feel in after years that his decision to accept it, although conscientiously made, had been a grave mistake.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
Misgiving We were talking of people, and a name familiar to us all was mentioned.
From Trivia by Smith, Logan Pearsall
Misgiving began to sap his optimism, and there was no Mahommed Gunga to stir the soldier in him and encourage iron-willed pursuance of the game.
From Rung Ho! by Mundy, Talbot
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