uneasy
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People get uneasy about changes in their healthcare plans, with good reason.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The mayor came into office with an uneasy relationship with Wall Street, and his relations with the city’s wealthiest residents have only grown more strained in recent weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
And at a time when the US president still wishes to control the vast Arctic island, the prospect of a US energy company potentially carrying out exploration activities is making people uneasy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The doll arrives at an uneasy moment for the brand it’s built on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Well, if we are extravagant it is only once,” I said, seeking to console my uneasy mind.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
But Mr. Sebastian sounded uneasier about Mr. Trump, despite having hoped for the best after his election.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
Yet fiction seems to have an uneasier relationship with influence than other art forms.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018
But Phil Young, a 27-year veteran of the Army and Marine Corps, walking alongside Mr. Pierson, was uneasier about the Republican nominee, sharing reservations that underscore the roadblocks confronting Mr. Trump.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2016
They enjoy being scared, but become uneasier by the degree to which they can place themselves in a drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
So I got uneasier and uneasier, and couldn't rest.
From Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain
Mahershala Ali’s win for Supporting Actor, for his role in “Green Book,” was one of the uneasiest moments of the night.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
Then into the strangest, uneasiest song REM had to date recorded, with Stipe flashing in and out of focus as the lights flickered around the band.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2012
A beaming Harry, 20, who was said to be the uneasiest about his relationship with his new stepmom, was first to wave back.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well," replied Peter, "all the rest of the Warblers are the uneasiest folks I know of.
From The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess
They was the uneasiest people you ever see.
From Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
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