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worry

[wur-ee, wuhr-ee] / ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i /




Usage

What are other ways to say worry? Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.

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The complainant alleged Brand told her: "Don't worry, that's how I am".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Selling has accelerated throughout the AI ecosystem in recent weeks as investors worry about the growth profile in the teeth of higher interest rates and the struggles of Anthropic and OpenAI to reach profitability.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Do the experts worry patients will rush to the dermatologist if they detect one?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The US giant says it has taken multiple steps to prevent users tampering with the light -- a key worry for many.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

I didn’t have to worry about the big monkey jumping on us.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The push into high-end corporate travel comes as Uber and Lyft contend with investor worries about whether the rise of autonomous vehicles will upend their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But Ward, who lost his leg following a medical incident on a cruise three years ago, has been left "very disheartened" and says he worries it will affect his independence.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“You have said that you would get rid of him before the Olympics. What worries me about that is, I don’t think you have any idea what it takes to identify a police chief.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Whereas elsewhere in emerging markets, the race to build out AI infrastructure has fueled stock-market gains as well as worries about concentration risk, Brazil may provide equity investors a way to diversify internationally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

And Amelia is insisting it’s okay, no worries at all, she’s just so glad she’s here.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Fear of saying the wrong thing or intruding at a sensitive time can leave people worried about getting it wrong and avoiding reaching out altogether.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

As the AI race intensifies, the industry’s top companies are increasingly worried about their secrets walking out the door, The Wall Street Journal reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The complainant said she delayed coming forward because she was worried it would impact her professional life.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Investors demand higher yields when they are worried, or when a supply glut of bonds creates competition for capital.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

I was not dressed for deep cold and I worried about the dogs.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Outside of AI, however, things look more worrying.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

"It's ever increasing, ever worrying - keeping an eye on the news, keeping an eye on the diesel prices," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Sometimes you want to make a substitution to an order without worrying whether it will get lost between the person wearing the headset and the person assembling your food.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The threat was particularly worrying in the mountains of North Carolina, where communities are still recovering from Hurricane Helene of 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

I don’t know how to explain all the tiny things that are worrying me about the nurses.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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