impatient
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They are getting impatient with the Fed’s inability to control inflation that has contributed to rising yields and sinking bond prices.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He has been equally impatient with how the Fed measures inflation, calling its preferred gauge a rough approximation the institution treats with false precision.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Perhaps, too, have we voters become too impatient?
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Even if they would, they’d have requests or changes, but I’m impatient and a Virgo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
And he shook off his grandfather’s hands with an impatient motion, for though grateful for the sympathy, his man’s pride could not bear a man’s pity.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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