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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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Americans increasingly voice anxiety and skepticism about the forces of innovation, globalization and competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Slot calmed understandable post-Klopp anxiety with his measured approach, but made key alterations that took away some of the thrilling chaos that preceded him to turn the title race into a procession.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“When you’re so bought into winning, you’re just trying to do it for your guys in the dugout. It gets rid of any anxiety that you have.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Still, anxiety has been running high on Wall Street about the risks of getting the magnitude of this oil shock all wrong.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The growing spark that had spread through my body had melted away my anxiety and doubt.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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