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impatience

[im-pay-shuhns] / ɪmˈpeɪ ʃəns /


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Louisiana’s move seems to reflect a mixture of impatience and anxiety.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

And I also appreciate users’ impatience with glass-cockpit style environments and the numb tapping required for the most routine adjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

As their impatience grows, the window for Odysseus to reclaim his kingdom and restore a crumbling world to Zeus’ law — essentially open-hearted hospitality and treating others as you’d be treated — is closing.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Meta Platforms has become the poster child for Wall Street’s impatience with ever-increasing artificial-intelligence spending.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

It’s in the impatience of the people in line.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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