skittish
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The industry says the funds are safe, since they come with redemption caps to prevent runs by skittish investors and are priced accordingly and marketed as “semi-liquid.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The Carrillo-Wicks bill is meant to push developers who are interested in off-site construction but skittish about its financial viability.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Equity markets are rightfully skittish just now, because all three factors are in play,” said Colas.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
ABC as a broadcast network is held to higher standard than it's streaming partner Hulu due to oversight by the federal regulator and advertisers, who may be skittish when it comes to racy programming.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The one we’d lost was impressive enough, though I’d seen it opened only once, at night, by the skittish orange firelight of the burning home for peculiar children.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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