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Noun
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Since Trump took office earlier this year, schools faced uncertainty over the future of federal grants, students and teachers were deported or faced removal threats and LGBTQ-inclusive policies and diversity programs were part of a Trump crackdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025 -
Preparing For What Comes Next Tariffs may continue to evolve, but uncertainty is here to stay.—
Jamil Bouchareb,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Without a doubt there are people who would pay serious money to see Jeffrey Katzenberg hanging out and trudging through the sand and dirt at Burning Man.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, there is no doubt that the bigger names attract more viewers and larger paychecks.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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Turns out the suspense was for everyone but himself.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Pirlo went to work in the Dubai second division after the Italian Football Federation settled on Gennaro Gattuso as the underwhelming answer to a qualifying campaign now overwhelmed by a sense of dread.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Western instruments add an extra degree of dread on the score, to suggest the encroachment of the U.S. forces — Rota brings out the ominousness of an oboe like no film composer ever.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lots of handwringing and angst are on both sides of the matter.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Grier acknowledged the angst that last season's ending sparked.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Jets suffered a ton of torment as Brady led the Patriots.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Two things can be true: Doctors are responsible for keeping mom and baby safe during a C-section and also for not subjecting any patient to avoidable torment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Andrew Skeet and Nathan Klein’s orchestral original score sets an appropriate tone of mournful foreboding.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Early in President Donald Trump’s second term, European leaders and many U.S. defense and security experts were anticipating this week’s NATO summit with foreboding.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State each carry high expectations among the Power 4, but early upsets or standout performances could shift the FPI landscape dramatically in the coming weeks.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The formula for these massive upsets hasn’t changed, but the 2025 season could bring a new wrinkle: the first underdog to upset a team with a $30 million payroll.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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