nerve-racking
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"Being on the stand might be nerve-racking, but our futures and our rights are worth standing up for," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
"I'm very, very excited for the race, but I know on the day it's going to be extremely nerve-racking," Hamblett said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He pointed not only to the deluge of expected corporate bond supply, but also more potential mega IPOs after a nerve-racking summer for the Treasury market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was nerve-racking for her to get on stage, in front of friends and family members and talk about her struggles with mental health but it was also liberating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He shrank from the very thought of breaking another door seal and repeating the nerve-racking process of mending it, but there was no other way.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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