impatient
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Bowman’s comments come as some Fed officials have become increasingly impatient with their progress in reaching their 2% inflation goal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He has been equally impatient with how the Fed measures inflation, calling its preferred gauge a rough approximation the institution treats with false precision.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
I liked it and was impatient with it in equal measure, the way a teacher feels about a lazy, gifted child.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It’s not the only thing with which Lagarde is impatient.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
They start in the Ice Garden, though the twins grow impatient with the leisurely pace that Celia prefers to take around the frozen trees.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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