trepidation

The expected rush has caused trepidation for the authorities, who are pleading for caution amid fears that the heavenly phenomenon will unleash hell on the ground.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Chinese models are causing trepidation at leading U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

But for all of Tom and Anna’s trepidation toward Max, they do little to thwart him from being all up in their business.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Many people in Hollywood view the merger with trepidation because of the prospect of more job losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

When Kerch finally appeared on the horizon, Jesper felt a strange mixture of relief and trepidation.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Next year, Ravinder and Gita will have been married for half a century, the trepidations of youth dispelled by time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

I was nervous that he would have trepidations — ‘Oh, I’ve got this sick person on set.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

I had trepidations about moving there with small children, and we had a few rough months adjusting to the heat and battling intestinal ailments.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

"I had trepidations about coming at all, but I'm glad I did," he says.

From BBC ● May 30, 2023

The feeling uppermost in his mind was that Dick was going to Templeton too, and beyond that his anxieties and trepidations extended no further than the possibility of being called green by his new schoolfellows.

From Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey