fretting
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He warned in early 2025 of a “lost decade” for U.S. stocks, and had already been fretting a year before.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
We meet Mona in media res, nervously tapping her shoes on the carpeted lobby floor and fretting over her audition.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Nvidia shares rise again after hitting a record high on Monday, while Nike drops as investors carry on fretting about its weak guidance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
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 ● Sep. 15, 2026
She was not in the kitchen, fretting with Cook about the difficulty of finding a qualified baker.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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