angst

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As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Leadership angst remains, and could come roaring back in May.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“Genius and Anxiety,” Norman Lebrecht’s shrewd title for his 2019 study of angst and Jewish achievement, could just as easily apply to a study of Goldman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Still, despite the war upheaval, private credit angst and tech sector malaise, the S&P 500 is down 3.5% for the year—precisely the same decline booked over the same period in 2025.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

And not just poems of sorrow or angst.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan