squeamish
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Discounting tends to make analysts squeamish, as it is often a sign of weaker demand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I enjoy a good coaster, but I’m a tad squeamish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then-new Chair Paul Volcker, a personal hero of current boss Jerome Powell, wasn’t squeamish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
"I was uncomfortable… I was a bit squeamish about that," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Mama had always been squeamish about lizards and snakes and bugs and things, and you could tell that it just made her flesh crawl to have to touch this one.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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