anxiously
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Some wrote anxiously about the “strain . . . being felt throughout the services, in terms of wear and tear on the troops, their families, and their equipment.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
He noted that Americans “show themselves every day more anxiously interested” in the “emancipation of the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Back home, her family waited anxiously for her return.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The sailors anxiously watched as tugboats battled the blaze that had engulfed storage tanks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I dreamed of the cauldron, too,” Taran said anxiously.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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