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restlessly



ADVERB
fitfully
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ADVERB
nervously
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Family members and friends stood around restlessly in the waiting room, where a hospital worker tried to maintain order in the chaos.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Whistler” is narrated by protagonist Daphne Fuller, a 54-year-old English teacher married to Jonathan, a restlessly retired doctor and hospital administrator who dotes on his wife and whom he regards as “extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Since then, the company’s business model has shifted restlessly, from a retail loyalty-points app to a technical-infrastructure play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In a remote village in western Nepal, thousands of miles from Israel, Mahananda Joshi was sitting restlessly at home on Thursday, his phone in his hand.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025

On the sidewalk, a massive wolf paced restlessly.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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