nervous
Example Sentences
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When lenders became nervous, they stopped rolling over those IOUs, the equivalent of a run on a bank.
Researchers note that it is still unclear whether the offspring in this study will experience central nervous system issues.
From Science Daily
The judiciary is getting increasingly nervous about AI fabrications becoming part of the judicial record.
From Los Angeles Times
But she was most nervous about facing returning champion Bob Mortimer, who entered season two to a chorus of dismayed gasps.
From BBC
European equities mostly fell in nervous early exchanges as traders weighed headlines around the war in the Middle East.
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