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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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Biji Jose, from Northern Ireland's Indian Nurses Forum, said there is a lot of anxiety and worry over the disorder.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Every succession moment in Chinese politics brings renewed anxiety about who is or isn’t aligned, who holds what files, whose network might complicate the choreography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A punk-vicious “Subdivisions” — “Be cool or be cast out,” go the lyrics — benefited from added grit, while 1984’s “Distant Early Warning” burrowed into nuclear anxiety with unstoppable momentum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That anxiety can be seen in the reaction to Friday’s strong jobs report for May, which sent highflying tech stocks sharply lower and bond yields higher.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In spite of his anxiety, he tried to keep up the appearance of calm in order to maintain morale.

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




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