nervousness

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"And the feedback I've got for something that was quite tough to do and quite exposing, it's really settled any sort of feelings of nervousness around it."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Although those are only small dents in the huge gains the two companies have racked up in recent months, they are signs of some nervousness around AI hardware plays.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In generalized anxiety disorder, for example, people may worry excessively about ordinary events and struggle to control nervousness or fear.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Excessive laughter, he noted, can come from a feeling of superiority, nervousness in uncomfortable moments or peer pressure when others are laughing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Then she smiled, and so did he, and all nervousness left her, for it seemed a decision of sorts had been made between them.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood