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restlessness

[rest-lis-nis] / ˈrɛst lɪs nɪs /


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Stability, analysts say, can breed its own restlessness - particularly among younger voters less invested in legacy narratives and more drawn to renewal.

From BBC May 5, 2026

To me, the many-voiced story of the expedition is a testament to human restlessness and perseverance.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

By filtering such a common feeling through a strange and delightfully unsettling narrative lens, “By Design” contends with our modern restlessness in far more memorable fashion than many big-budget, big-idea films of the last year.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

His restlessness, be it musical, culinary or otherwise cultural, took him to San Francisco and New York.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

To ease her restlessness she crept out to her plot and sat on her maple and smelled the air and listened.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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