nervous
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“You might’ve been nervous back then thinking that was the top, but a year later it went to $18,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
McLaren said he has never been put off scuba diving by the prospect of a jellyfish sting but he can understand why swimmers might be nervous.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a nervous system movement disorder that worsens with time and cannot be cured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
She added that the proximity of the blaze left her "kind of nervous".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The paint wasn’t the least bit nervous or scared.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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