as in anxiousness
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Noun
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Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.—
Alan M. Langlieb,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025 -
They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The event itself has become a subject of unease among journalists and others who question the optics of the press mingling with high-profile government officials at a swanky soiree.—
Theresa Braine,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The dismissal is a surprise given the timing, but multiple league sources expected Memphis to make changes this offseason due to growing discontent between Jenkins and the players, unease among his assistants, and differing visions between Jenkins and the front office on how to play.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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That’s partially because the continent would need a high degree of further investment to make scalable sourcing viable—and the looming expiration of AGOA could be driving some of the trepidation about sourcing from Africa.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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If Washington seems still to be finding a steadier approach to the Moor, Gyllenhaal, as the great villain Iago, is having no such trepidations.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Southeast Side resident Anne Holcomb emphasized a sense of urgency as worries grow in her community about the environmental impacts of a PsiQuantum computing facility that will be built in the area.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Inflation, tariff worries drive consumers' outlooks to lowest levels in 12 years What are tariffs?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Olivero says climate change perturbations continue to concern the winery.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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However, as the comet recedes from the sun, planetary perturbations will make the orbit even more elongated, so the next return to perihelion (of whatever of it is that is still left of it) will be about 600,000 years hence.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Consequently, Trump’s seemingly left-field involvement in the management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts should not be regarded as a random act of agitation but a substantial addition to his core agenda.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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For example, restlessness and agitation can lead to injuries.5 And a caffeine overdose can damage your muscles and your heart, which could lead to death.6 What's in an Energy Drink?—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That outrage failed to materialize in large enough numbers to overturn the outcome, foiling Democrats’ hope to pull off a huge upset that would have buoyed their party.—
STEPHANY MATAT,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is never a more exciting time in college basketball than March Madness, so tune in to catch all the drama and potential upsets.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some characters, like Tina, make other characters sense something unusual and simultaneously doubt their interpretations—such characters often bring an interesting air of disquiet to a story.—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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But this apparent calm masks major sources of disquiet.—
Paul Staniland,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Jan. 2019
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“Franticness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franticness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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