anxiously
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The hot new artificial-intelligence play might be adding default protection as investors anxiously await Meta to kick off earnings for the big “hyperscalers” of the artificial-intelligence race.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The book opens in December 2006 with a 29-year-old Tom Brady anxiously heading out for a blind date with Ms. Bündchen: the kind of scene that tells readers they’re in for something new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some wrote anxiously about the “strain . . . being felt throughout the services, in terms of wear and tear on the troops, their families, and their equipment.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Anelyn Magbanua is among those anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Do you think anybody heard?” said Francis anxiously.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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