I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
Recent Examples on the WebSchafer told Risso, who admitted to being equally jittery before taking the mic.—Sam Sussman, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024 Ridley, who wrote and directed it, doesn’t go in for jittery existential media theatrics.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024 Greedo defined a jittery era in L.A. rap, when some of its brightest local stars were targeted by law enforcement and nearly broken by incarceration.—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 After last week’s elevated inflation reading raised questions about the ability of the Federal Reserve to lower short-term interest rates before mid-year, markets are likely to remain jittery and focused on any clues regarding the future path of the economy and inflation.—Bill Stone, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 Farmers across Iowa were jittery about their yields because of a prolonged summer drought.—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023 But even the meeting itself could calm jittery nerves back in China, where there have been signs foreign investment is tapering off.—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023 Under Rhule and the rest of the coaching staff, Mayfield turned into a jittery QB who lacked confidence, got balls batted down left and right and made two bad throws for every really good one.—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024 With their jittery camerawork and conspicuously digital textures, these latter films alienated some viewers, and tested Mann’s ability to make bank at the box office.—John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
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