consternation
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As gas prices continue to cause consternation for many drivers, visiting the pump has padded the wallet of at least one person in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The book, published just a quarter of a century after the events that inspired it, caused consternation because of the way it highlighted the suffering of German civilians.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
But it also set off public consternation and understandable questions from the National Football League, which had agreed to let Netflix livestream two games on Christmas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
What causes White much angst is that interest rates need only rise a small amount relative to nominal growth in an economy to start posing real consternation for central bankers and finance ministries.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
It takes her a minute to place the three, given their current condition, but already she wears a look of consternation.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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