worried
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Worried about the impact on the all-important tourist industry, the government ordered the scene of the attack to be cleaned up as quickly as possible.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Also read: Worried about a lower Social Security benefit?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Worried they would divide votes that would cost North America the tournament, officials in the three countries began negotiations over sharing the event.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Worried about waiting to escape as food and air-defense munitions dwindle, he is weighing paying a hefty price for a seven-hour taxi ride through Saudi Arabia’s deserts—and oil fields, which could be targets—to Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“Just worried. Worried about what’s going to happen to my friends, to Digger and J.T.”
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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