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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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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

And just recently, South Korea’s Kospi Composite, dominated by two memory chip makers, tumbled 15% in a few days on a bout of AI investor anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"No-one should have to face such financial anxiety after a lifetime of dedicated public service," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

Ella tried to contain her anxiety, but it started to spill out over the edges of her, and her legs and arms and hands quivered with fear.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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