fretted
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U.S. policymakers once fretted London would eclipse Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Two decades ago, U.S. policymakers fretted that London would eclipse Wall Street as the world’s primary listing destination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
Investors have fretted about how long so-called hyperscalers such as Meta and Microsoft can maintain their aggressive data-center spending.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
He fretted that the children might have been kidnapped because no one had heard from them.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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