nervously

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Walsh said in late April that demand for summer travel had held up well despite the fare increases, but airlines are nervously eyeing the prospects for oil prices as the Mideast war drags on.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“We remember he cracked it by thinking deeply about Henry’s childhood — and how lonely it must have been. After his first day as Mr. Whatsit, he nervously asked us, ‘Is it working?’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

While practicing forming a two-person pillar, Sambuceti nervously climbed onto the back of an instructor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“No, I think I’ll keep her,” he said, as Leavitt chittered nervously off-camera, before falling silent.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He looked as though he’d just been about to hibernate, his body plump with food storage, and the chair groaned nervously beneath him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman