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angst

[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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The start of the war with Iran in late February has stoked global crude prices and triggered a fresh round of inflation angst.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The angst must have been off the charts.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

A man of good will wrestling with middle-aged angst, Artie is “in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream,” Strout tells us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In April, the University of Michigan’s consumer-sentiment index dropped to its lowest reading on record due to angst about the war and prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In here I could smell the angst and earth and awkward of my own body, and I was embarrassed.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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