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worrisome

[wur-ee-suhm, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i səm, ˈwʌr- /


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A power purchasing agreement with nuclear energy start-up Helion Energy was flagged as particularly worrisome, given the firm has yet to ever deliver any power.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That he brings a gun is a worrisome start, per Chekhov.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The government’s debt load and unemployment among young people are worrisome, Rieder said, but the idea that a weakening labor market could tip the U.S. into a downturn “is just flat wrong.”

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

A market that was down 5% over those three years, cumulatively, pushed their success rate to 68%, and into worrisome territory.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

But there was something worrisome about it, and he didn’t want Ivory moving from one world of isolation into another where the only difference was the level of standards.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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