anxiety
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The selloff in the tech sector that has heightened investor anxiety over the past week graduated to a new phase on Wednesday: The pullback is over, and it’s now officially a correction.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
She said there was a "higher risk of depression, anxiety, poor sleep and poor health in adolescence that arises from smartphone use".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Claire’s hum comes out of nowhere, and while no one quite dismisses her as a “hysteric,” stress and anxiety are offered as diagnoses, to her immense irritation.
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
Now the bewildered rodent could do nothing but press his nose against the glass and knock with his tiny, monkeylike paws as his bushy tail flicked to and fro with anxiety.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing anxiety
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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