fretted
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Treasury yields took a step back as investors fretted about war-driven inflation while worrying about an economic slowdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
And many, in a district in which more than 86% of students are low-income, fretted about feeding their kids.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Credo’s stock has fallen out of favor this year, losing 17% as investors have fretted about the optical threat.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Jethro carried a rifle with him when he went down to John’s place to work; Ellen fretted a great deal about it, but Matt insisted.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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