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[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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The angst is evident in large and long-running polls of consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

In many ways, the most ambitious World Cup in history — which kicked off Thursday in Mexico City — has inspired more angst than anticipation, more fear than fervor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“We certainly hear a lot of angst about this,” says Jeff Levin-Scherz, a senior managing director in health and benefits at WTW, formerly known as Willis Towers Watson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Chaewon – who is absent from our interview as she recovers from a neck injury – has attributed the song's angst to communication problems, rather than personal animosity.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Since many of my students are fifteen, and Zlata is fifteen and Anne Frank was fifteen when she died, I think the parallels between age, alienation, and teenage angst will really hit home for them.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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