angst
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Steyer, who has a net worth of $2.4 billion according to Forbes, has painted himself as a reformed billionaire who walked away from Farallon because of angst about how he earned his fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Now a stunningly large increase in the cost of imported goods has added to the angst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Leadership angst remains, and could come roaring back in May.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Eze was the wealthiest man in the room, an owner of oil wells, and as many of the Nigerian wealthy were, he was free of angst, an obliviously happy man.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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