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on pins and needles

ADJECTIVE
antsy
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Scientists, engineers and the flight team were “waiting on pins and needles to hear back from Voyager 2, to see if the command was successful,” Dr. Spilker said.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

"We're on pins and needles to see if Powell will say anything that suggests they will taper the size of rate increases going forward," Hogan said, referring to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2022

Fans were already on pins and needles, awaiting word on whether college football’s most coveted transfer was coming to USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022

“I’m living on pins and needles because I can’t get answers from anybody,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

He’s been on pins and needles lately, hoping the results of the experiment could land in Nature, one of the leading scientific journals in the world.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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