nervous
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Even if the Fed doesn’t do anything to make investors nervous, the market needs Big Tech earnings to live up to the hype.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
While the report isn’t confirmed, investors seem nervous about the unknowns, such as whether the chip design would be Arm-based or if it won’t involve the company at all.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
“I was nervous for my first playoff game, too,” Bronny James said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
And they have come to a private-credit market recently buffeted by a record number of redemption requests from investors, many of whom are nervous about the loans those funds hold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Even though Red never made fun of me, she still made me nervous.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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