worried
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The stock rallied from late 2023 to early 2025, but has plateaued since because investors are worried about how long the momentum could last.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
For those worried that tech is having undue influence on the direction of markets, indexes that instead give each company equal weight offer one alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
She’d never worried about it before, but suddenly, the task of pulling something both heartfelt and coherent from her seemed overwhelming: “It was like, Do I even remember how to do this?”
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Residents here are worried this could slow the effort to bring them clean water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Ma mostly followed suit, only speaking to me in her worried murmurs, keeping her mouth small as she gave me instructions.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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