fretting
Example Sentences
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In answer to those fretting about the imminent bursting of a market bubble, the Goldman team argue that the “conditions that have marked the ends of past bull markets remain mostly absent today.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Investors may be fretting that bringing forward some deliveries will put a dent in shipment numbers for the current quarter, which could weigh on earnings and sales.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
What did he feel compelled to say he wasn't fretting about?
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
They are scrambling for daycare, worrying about food, fretting about their ability to work.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Ebright knew that it had been windy in the Northwest, and he had been fretting to the Bay Area press about his boys’ lack of experience with rough water.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
