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nervousness

[nur-vuhs-nis] / ˈnɜr vəs nɪs /


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“I think that does trickle down into nervousness about a particular grade.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The stock market is starting to reflect investors’ nervousness that the AI payoff might not arrive—at least in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

A police source pointed to "considerable nervousness" among authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This means it would also be a time of nervousness for delegates as they look around the room with its "empty chairs" following the scale of recent purges within the Party.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

"A wall of that size..." one of the ministers began, and stopped in nervousness.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin


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