impatience
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An impatience with the notion of impossibility, chafing at all boundaries and limits, straining to peer into the depths of the unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Louisiana’s move seems to reflect a mixture of impatience and anxiety.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 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
But for several weeks, queuing for petrol has become a staple of life during the dragging Ukraine conflict, causing impatience at petrol stations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Grandpa Ed checks in at whatever motel he can find with phone service, but it’s a quick We’re fine, you’re fine, good-bye as the motel lady eyes him with impatience.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing impatience
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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