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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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Her symptoms had previously been misdiagnosed as asthma and anxiety, which she says was based off the little doctors knew about her mum.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Their first-of-its-kind observational study, published in Nature Communications, found that loneliness and social isolation were associated with the loss of nearly six years of life free from mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

That could make for a bumpy ride if recent investor anxiety worsens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That exacerbated one of the leading obstacles to EV acceptance, so-called range anxiety, experienced when EV drivers doubt that chargers will be available for them on long trips, especially beyond urban areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Shackleton was in constant anxiety over continuing pressure in the ice.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

It describes several overlapping anxieties about modern restaurant food, but its prehistory belongs, at least partly, to the ghost kitchen.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Over the summer, those anxieties deepened after Netflix said it would publish viewership data less frequently.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

We’re awash in apocalyptic anxieties about rogue technology.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

José Rivera’s “Marisol” came out around the same time as Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” and both plays, vibrating with millennial anxieties, carry the earthly battle for human survival up to the heavens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

That confirmed Bram’s anxieties and he came to me the next day and urged me to modify the speech.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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