fretted
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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
Chuprov said he fretted most about the daunting task on the 30-story ascent up the icy metal stairs leading to the top of the confinement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
They fretted over what they would ever do if they had to live without him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
"Hmm, maybe the mouse legs are still a little long," Ms. Zelda fretted.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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