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or nerve-wracking
as in nervous
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Recent Examples of nerve-racking
Doing business in the developing world often means dealing with inadequate legal protections and nerve-racking political risk.
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José W. Fernández, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
Investing during a presidential election year can be nerve-racking to say the least.
—Justin Kittle, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024
So yes, just another nerve-racking day in the neighborhood for our fair chefs.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Or maybe a nerve-racking thing, depending on your perspective.
—Envelope Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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José W. Fernández, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
Investing during a presidential election year can be nerve-racking to say the least.
—Justin Kittle, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2024
So yes, just another nerve-racking day in the neighborhood for our fair chefs.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Or maybe a nerve-racking thing, depending on your perspective.
—Envelope Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for nerve-racking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nerve-racking
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But that didn’t stop Greenbaum from being a little nervous about screening the film for Harper and Will.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Though landing a recurring character is usually a good thing for an actor, Hilton was nervous about fans’ reception.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The week’s biggest stories (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) A flare-up of the Palisades fire forced more evacuations as L.A. reels from staggering losses Los Angeles faced another tense night as the Palisades fire moved northeast, prompting new mandatory evacuations.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Palestinian Authority is engaged in a tense standoff with a coalition of militants based in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
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Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Congress passed the law that would force a sale in April with bipartisan support as lawmakers from both parties have been uneasy over the app’s ties to China.Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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The addition of such real-life clips—including that of the anchor Jim McKay—gives September 5 a documentary-like feel, cleverly immersing viewers into the uneasy headspace of those inside the studio.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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While the Eagles triumphed 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, the victory was overshadowed by the disturbing exchange in the stands.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The disturbing new figures are inching close to the same number of people — 1.5 million— who were internally displaced by Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake, which struck 15 years ago on Jan. 12, 2010.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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