worry
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Programmes to attract international workers have fuelled public worry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“When journalists go out on the street their capitalization isn’t what they worry about. They worry about their beats. They write stories and editors edit the stories and they are published without interference of owners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The rise of phone calls once led people to worry about in-person interactions.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
That’s why casinos don’t worry about going out of business after a few bad nights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ms. Emerson’s perched on the corner of her desk beside me, her face creased with worry.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The spike in crude prices has ramped up inflation worries and put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
What worries me more is the financial engineering.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Still, persistent inflation worries could drive yields higher and keep the Federal Reserve on a rate-hiking path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
On that call, Sosnick expressed worries that the measure would have a negative effect on housing production, Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
I figured that was about all the worries I could take care of at one time.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Among others worried about the rise is Najibullah Rahimi, who came to the UK from Afghanistan with his family about a year ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The BOE’s twice-yearly survey of 57 firms found that 63% were worried about the risks arising from AI, a jump from 31% at the start of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“That’s the thing I’m really worried about,” McVay said, “That game is over with. We’re a 1-2 football team and you’ve got to be able to move forward, and that’s where we’re at.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Heating oil customers who are worried about the cost are taking risks by delaying orders in the hope of a price fall, a firm has warned.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
She cried into the sofa cushions, looked in the mirror, worried, rearranged the chairs, cried again.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Stocks ended modestly lower after a worrying monthly survey of consumer confidence was offset by a Federal Reserve official cautioning against hasty rate hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
These worrying signals keep coming, according to Jonathan Krinsky, technical analyst at BTIG.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
I'm in aisle 15, reading long lists of ingredients and worrying if what's in my trolley is good for me or not.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even so, it is hard to read some passages without worrying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Only I was worrying about the wrong things.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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