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worrisome

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


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Fallen Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein, whose health has been worrisome in recent years, is receiving medical treatment in New York after a fresh bout of reported health issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

“The leverage on both sides is very worrisome for financial stability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The most worrisome effects, Alter says, actually appear in those of us who sit nine hours or more a day.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

“Alice and Steve” also required her to do a few stunts in a series of intense scenes toward the end of the series, which Walker found exhilarating and worrisome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Not in a worrisome way, but more like we were talking about someone else.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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