worry
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And Brunson, who entered the league on the low end of the financial totem pole as a second-round draft pick, still had the security to never worry again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
More than two-thirds of Americans worry about their brain health and about developing Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
When Sharma's memo landed in early June, some staff, including Autumn Mitchell, started to worry.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The goal of Tinker is to allow a developer sitting at a laptop to customize and train large industrial AI models without having to worry about the supercomputing infrastructure underneath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
As if he didn’t have a worry in the world, he sat down on his rear and started digging at a flea that wasn’t even there.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Crude prices had fallen in recent weeks, with investors believing that the end of fighting was in sight, alleviating some worries about war-fueled inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets Wednesday as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Their worries about prices increased six percentage points from the first quarter to the second quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
McVey worries that memories of polio are too far removed to remember how serious it can be.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not using fire was the least of his worries.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Walmart has reported strong quarterly sales for years, but some investors have recently worried a grocery pricing war is on the horizon and could eat into profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Faced with having to relocate, residents worried about finding comparably cheap housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"I am worried and I have been worried for a long time. I would encourage the government to provide me with extra security, but that is a choice for them," he told BBC Breakfast.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Netflix shares dropped as much as 8 percent Thursday after results underwhelmed investors already worried about slowing engagement at the streaming giant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Elisha thought about abandoning ship and returning to Upernavik, Greenland, but worried that it was too late in the year to try to make the treacherous overland trip on sledges.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the meantime, labor experts say young job seekers and those with degrees should embrace AI and adapt quickly to it, instead of worrying about it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Borah argues camera trapping shows enough prey for initial arrivals and that "the conservation message is more important right now than worrying about prey availability".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In another recent study on the impact of AI on jobs, the California AI-unemployment tracker examined the state across industries, education levels and region and highlighted some worrying trends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
She was worrying so hard that she nearly fell off when Selkie barked again.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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