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restless

[rest-lis] / ˈrɛst lɪs /


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Lloyd’s playing in Television fulfilled the genre’s promises of swaggering virtuosity and restless re-invention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

One of the women, Patty Atavis, stares intently at the camera with a restless girl on her lap, Anna Whitridge, in a 1848 portrait.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Like last term, unrest between the fans and board is in the backdrop, but those same supporters are also growing restless at what they are watching on the pitch.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Yet the image of the male Viking warrior stubbornly lingers, drawing crowds while also haunting the galleries like a restless specter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

At the first glimpse of him, everyone in the previously restless audience jumped out of their seats and clapped their hands, giving Roosevelt a thunderous standing ovation.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple


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