nervous
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Yet just as economists are nervous about an escalation in the Middle East conflict, they also worry the AI boom might not last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers are now investigating ways to alter activity in the locus coeruleus without affecting opioid receptors throughout the rest of the nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Too nervous to meet them, Mladić was watching through a window.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investors appear to be nervous about the potential effect on the company’s business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He gulped a nervous knot in his throat, then lifted his feet, and the shadow followed.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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