anxiously
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Some have told the BBC that they can hear people under the rubble, but cannot move the heavy slabs of concrete, and are waiting anxiously for heavy machinery to arrive.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
As ambulances pulled in and out of Domingo Luciani Hospital in eastern Caracas, loved ones anxiously checked long lists of names posted on the wall of quake victims who had been admitted to the facility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Technology stocks tumbled on Tuesday, extending a swoon that began in early June, as investors anxiously await the historic SpaceX IPO later this week and retreat from hot parts of the artificial-intelligence playbook.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Technology stocks tumbled on Tuesday, extending a swoon that began in early June, as investors anxiously await the historic SpaceX IPO later this week and retreat from hot parts of the AI playbook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
He had found the beasts swaying anxiously in the green grass that still surrounded the muddy drinking pool.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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