anxiety
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His defence argued the offence was committed during a difficult period in his life while he was experiencing anxiety.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“We have to pay attention to national rhetoric. We have to be aware of anxiety that might — tensions that may — arise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The study found that depression and anxiety increased proportionally with deprivation levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s an anxiety born from the conundrum of masculinity, in which a “man card” must be punched before one is accepted into the tribe of Manly Men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The rest of the crew waited, some of them crying from restlessness, depression, or anxiety.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Treasury yield hit its highest level in 19 years earlier this week, amid investor anxieties over fiscal deficits, heavy AI borrowing and inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In fact, Morocco's economy is booming, at least on the surface, but experts say the persistent allure of life on the other side of the border is rooted in deeper anxieties, particularly among the young.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even the fluffy rom-coms are steeped in real life’s anxieties about the social and political, the wars and the wages.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now it seems that Amabile is bringing people along on his healing journey, having documented his anxieties before surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
When all was published and done, my competitive anxieties, at least, had been allayed.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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