consternation
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The sharp capacity crunch has caused consternation among power users, forced companies to scuttle products and led to reliability problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The Dodgers’ deal with Kyle Tucker is another major development that caused immediate consternation throughout baseball.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Asked why this information had not been made public, the chief constable said to the consternation of MPs that it was because "he wasn't asked about it" before.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
What causes White much angst is that interest rates need only rise a small amount relative to nominal growth in an economy to start posing real consternation for central bankers and finance ministries.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
As you can imagine, this caused a certain consternation, coming at the last minute.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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