fret
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Hollywood has leaned into established IP this season, but if you’re seeking an original story, don’t fret, several of those are coming too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
While the new Fed chair must navigate a period of uncertainty, there’s no urgency to overhaul your portfolio and fret about high-quality fixed-income bonds, especially shorter-duration offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
And after the past month's wild volatility, some analysts are more upbeat about the outlook, even as some continue to fret.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
As much as Americans complain and politicians fret about pump prices, the U.S. is fortunate when it comes to petroleum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Gives you less time to fret," he said.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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Later, some campers privately fretted that the downfall of Aschenbrenner’s firm was something far more serious, said camp organizer and veteran money manager David Kotok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
U.S. policymakers once fretted London would eclipse Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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
The delicate tapestry will be transported from its usual home in northern France, but the precise arrangements are being kept secret as heritage experts and artists have fretted that it could be damaged in transit.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He fretted in the hallways and stood looking out windows, shaking his hands as if to restore circulation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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At 88, Scott remains the cinema’s uneasy philosopher, continually fretting about the technological and societal tools we’ve developed to destroy ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Alphabet and Tesla kicked off big tech earnings to a weak reception as both boosted artificial-intelligence spending plans, amid continued investor fretting over that potential payout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Now I'm just fretting helplessly, there is nothing I can do."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
With sectional strife threatening Civil War, the artist was surely fretting over the tension between freedom and slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
While I stayed in the doorway, fidgeting and fretting, Lissa explored the kitchen.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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