insecure
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"That just shows how pressed there are. Little insecure boys trying to piggy back off our event and try to put some news over top on us - not going to work," Paul said.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“Now I don’t know who Faye Wader really is,” the insecure and secretive host thinks, “or what will become of her.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
I just rewatched all of these a few times in a row for sound, and Roy Wood Jr. is so smooth it makes me feel like I’m needy and insecure on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
She may even be feeling insecure in the relationship.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Then, abruptly, familiarly, and, as usual, with no warning, he thought he felt his mind dislodge itself and teeter, like insecure luggage on an overhead rack.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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