nervous
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Rumors spread that the fund was under severe stress, prompting nervous clients to call its office with urgent questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
To be sure, with stocks near record territory on Friday, nervous investors had plenty of other things to worry about besides obscure technicals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
I remember being very nervous beforehand, but she made it very easy for our nerves to go away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
By this time, I was getting a little bit on the nervous side.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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