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angst

[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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Rescuers from the United States, Chile, Portugal, El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela shared angst, and finally joy, when Gil emerged from his confinement around 9:00 a.m. on July 2nd.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Both his seismic and economic disaster scenarios failed to pan out, thank goodness, but it was a snapshot of that era’s economic angst.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

“I think the angst — it’s anger, and sadness,” Korn says as she takes a sip of her matcha latte.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

But after all the angst and anger of 2026, a member of Starmer's circle told me: "We have to pull our socks up, get behind him and on we go".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

During a six-month flirtation with teenage angst, I stopped speaking to my parents, refused to turn in homework, and threw my old books in the trash.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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