nervy
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Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said: "Traders remain somewhat nervy about the scale of the capex being committed, given lingering concerns over how long the return-on-investment phase may take to fully materialise."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Despite the nervy conclusion, the U.S. finds itself on a historic run at this World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Amid huge outlays on its war in Ukraine, tax rises, stubborn inflation and nervy consumers are all weighing on Russia's small companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wagler smiled in relief as he walked across the room, a welcome change after a nervy first 40 minutes of the draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
"I'm a little nervy about it," Brett said.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
That was followed by a hold to love for American third seed Fritz, which set up a nervier finish than Draper would have hoped for.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
What’s different this time is a nervier story centered on elections and upheaval, sure to resonate with anyone on edge about the tenuousness of civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Outfitted in progressively more luscious frocks by Susan Hilferty, Feldstein makes a journey from nervy tyro to nervier pro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Military flashpoints or related energy price shocks and power blackouts in Europe and elsewhere could make for an even nervier year-end than usual.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2021
"It would take a nervier gang than Arizona owns to try and rob this outfit," and Blake looked complacently around among the shadowy forms of the troopers flitting about the bivouac.
From A Wounded Name by Charles King
The nerviest moment for Norris came after his first pit stop, when he came up behind Tsunoda in a battle for third place.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
It was the nerviest, funniest thing I had seen,” wrote late-night TV star Conan O’Brien.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
“She rose fast in a business that was then dominated by men. She outmanned many of them: she was the toughest negotiator, the bluntest adversary, the nerviest deal maker,” Orlean writes.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2019
Like all the nerviest and best auditions, this special was self-serving in the extreme, and teetered on the edge of failing.
From Time ● May 17, 2016
Another of the nerviest men I ever ran up against," the same officer went on, reflectively, "I met when I was sheriff of Dona Aña county, New Mexico.
From The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado by Emerson Hough
