fretted

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Expedia was one of several stocks to take a beating last week, as investors fretted that the tech will replace many service-based industries.

From Barron's

The defendants also discussed trying to recruit someone to pose as the buyer and fretted over whether they could find someone who looked old enough to play the part in front of a notary.

From Los Angeles Times

Investors also fretted about Warsh’s potentially hawkish approach to monetary policy—typically interest rates and the price of gold move in opposite directions.

From Barron's

Investors have fretted over the higher costs associated with Intuit’s artificial-intelligence spending, although the TurboTax maker has largely resisted the “AI eating software” narrative due to its successful integration of AI tools.

From Barron's

The US central bank lowered rates in each of its last three policy meetings -- bringing them to a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent -- as officials fretted about the cooling jobs market.

From Barron's