anxiously
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Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s understandable that she is anxiously waiting for her $100,000 in equity after all legal costs and taxes have been paid.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
I think so many Iranians have been anxiously watching.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
‘Watch out for ice holes,’ he warned, watching anxiously as she peered into a crack between two of the tallest fangs of ice.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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