fretting
Example Sentences
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The lab wanted to make that clear to a public that, though plenty worried about the potential of artificial intelligence, wasn’t fretting enough about what these complex models were capable of now.
From Slate β Sep. 15, 2026
It gets a little cringey, all the ring lights and posing, but I think the fretting over influencers is overheated.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 14, 2026
At 88, Scott remains the cinema’s uneasy philosopher, continually fretting about the technological and societal tools we’ve developed to destroy ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 28, 2026
The boom results were posted despite South Korean stocks suffering a sharp sell-off on Wednesday as nervous traders unwound AI-driven bets, fretting whether lofty profit forecasts are realistic.
From Barron's β Jul. 30, 2026
Complaining about Kunu Yaku was just another of the Doctorita’s little fixations, I realized, like knitting Baby Jesus dresses and fretting about thieves and wor- rying about her boys catching germs.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
