worry
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“The sector is running out of new things to worry about,” McHugh added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Both sides seek the military and economic advantages AI can bring, but both also worry about the job losses, economic turmoil and potential catastrophes the new technology could unleash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
No man, they don’t have to worry about me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But this doesn't worry them, in fact it gives them peace of mind.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Grandma Sadie looked at me from across the kitchen, her expression a mix of pride and worry.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Their worries — AI systems deceiving their creators, bootstrapping their own code, or launching autonomous cyberattacks — show up in scientific literature.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
By the way, Genoot worries a lot about the growing backlash against data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Election experts said some of the worst threats have already been blocked, but acknowledged remaining worries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Even if it can cut down my worries by 5 or 10%, then it helps me and it will help other people too," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ishtar dismissed his worries with a flick of her hand.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
I don’t want to miss things because I’m worried about money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
He said it was "possible" people might feel worried that there would be no relief before next year.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Fed was still hopeful enough about inflation and worried enough about the labor market that it gradually lowered rates in 2025, keeping yields in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Campbell’s acquired Rao’s, and there are armies of people online who remain convinced that something must have changed, despite Rao’s FAQ explicitly assuring worried customers that the company won’t “touch the sauce.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
I was a bit worried about it at first—whether anyone would mind, how he’d get on with all the old folks—but he loved it, and as it turned out, so did they.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The Chicago Bears came crashing back down to earth after a flying start - and they suffered one of the two worrying injuries to two of the league's top young quarterbacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Among other worrying instances, OpenAI said one of its models during training added instructions to those summaries to hide mistakes or “misaligned behavior” from the user.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Being pregnant as a Black woman, you’re not just worrying about whether your baby will be okay: You’re praying you will be too,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The recent spate of thefts is worrying officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
I’d spent so much time worrying about how much Mikayla had hurt me that I’d never really stopped to think about how I’d hurt her.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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