jumpy
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“The market is very, very jumpy when it comes to the risks to foreign demand” for Treasurys, said Thomas Simons, a money-market economist for Jefferies in New York.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
"Both the US and Taiwan are paranoid and jumpy about Palau switching," said Graeme Smith, a senior fellow at the Australian National University.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
Ms. Danes gives a jumpy, twitchy, nervous performance, but Aggie remains sympathetic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The absence of economic data until the end of the week is likely to make investors jumpy about earnings.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
I felt a little jumpy, so that when a shot rang out through the woods I leapt a foot in the air and dove into my hole.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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