fret
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We begin in medias res as the unnamed author frets about his choice to begin at chapter 13 rather than the more traditional chapter 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Former U.K. and Canada central banker White frets about the paradoxical relationship in the U.S. between the administration of Donald Trump and the dollar.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
"It feels illegal," she frets, as her heartbeat races with the drumbeat of this smouldering dance-pop anthem.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
That worries Taylor Pritchett, a 31-year-old dog groomer in Taft who frets about air pollution in the area.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
The priest frets about me when we meet, but he’s only around once a month, and Joseph himself has never suggested that I ought to turn Catholic or even religious.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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