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[fret] / frɛt /




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Some AI stocks are rising even as investors fret about a flare-up in inflation, while Casey’s sinks despite a first-quarter earnings beat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

In some ways, their own kids might feel better, too, not having to fret about where mom and dad will live as they age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Hollywood has leaned into established IP this season, but if you’re seeking an original story, don’t fret, several of those are coming too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

While the new Fed chair must navigate a period of uncertainty, there’s no urgency to overhaul your portfolio and fret about high-quality fixed-income bonds, especially shorter-duration offerings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

My parents treated me like a breakable heirloom, afraid to fight or fret in front of me lest I shatter.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

She fretted that she’d be unable to rebuild her audience and livelihood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

But even here, Huang expressed the kind of confidence that the market has appeared to be searching for, as some investors fretted over the gargantuan amounts of capital being bet to build the necessary compute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Damon's Odysseus is stubborn, overconfident and sacrilegious, but doesn't bear that much resemblance to the conniving, hypocritical egotist of lore who fretted over his wife's fidelity," she noted.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Or perhaps I will mumble my way through my interview like a dimwit and be sent home again in shame,” she fretted.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

The lab wanted to make that clear to a public that, though plenty worried about the potential of artificial intelligence, wasn’t fretting enough about what these complex models were capable of now.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

On Tuesday, two-time major winner Rahm was tight-lipped about his future and said he was not fretting about the "turbulence" away from the course.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

At 88, Scott remains the cinema’s uneasy philosopher, continually fretting about the technological and societal tools we’ve developed to destroy ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The boom results were posted despite South Korean stocks suffering a sharp sell-off on Wednesday as nervous traders unwound AI-driven bets, fretting whether lofty profit forecasts are realistic.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

With a competitor like Granville in his barn, Fitzsimmons now had no reason to be fretting over a colt like Seabiscuit.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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