fretted
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That sent chills down the spines of Motor City executives who fretted—fairly perhaps—about safety and their pecking order in the world.
Energy stocks were broadly lower in India as investors fretted about profit margins squeezes for marketers and refiners, and the potential threat of inflation shocks.
I fretted over what to wear, changing three times.
Treasury yields fell at the end of a volatile week as the U.S. reported a surprising 92,000 job loss in February, while markets fretted about inflation driven by the conflict in Iran.
Analysts fretted last year that a trial loss could find Moderna liable for up to $7.9 billion in damages, or what they called a “potentially crippling outcome.”
From Barron's
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