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 ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Tuesday, two-time major winner Rahm was tight-lipped about his future and said he was not fretting about the "turbulence" away from the course.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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 ● Aug. 28, 2026
While fretting over such minutiae is far from mainstream practice—many doctors recommend simplicity in fitness and nutrition—a growing number of so-called datamaxxers have finally found their version of nerd Valhalla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Houseman watched the electric clock on the studio wall, fretting that Welles had slowed down the beginning of the program too much.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
