impatient
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All across Europe, incumbent governments have wobbled into the face of economic headwinds and impatient electorates.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Some investors appear to be getting impatient, pointing to Musk’s lofty promises about the rollout.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
I liked it and was impatient with it in equal measure, the way a teacher feels about a lazy, gifted child.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Kassis, presumably worried that the arms stockpiles would become unavailable to him, became impatient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The people around them were milling about and muttering, clearly impatient for the trial to start again, so Chess hoped the kids’ movements wouldn’t stand out too much.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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