as in concern
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
although we'd been assured that everything would be fine, we couldn't shake our feeling of unease
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Spooky season arrives with some real-life unease — an unusually warm October — but that won't stop us from enjoying some classic fall fun.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
Another part of the appeal is the physical charge one often gets from being in a state of unease.
—Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
These acts of aggression, coupled with various minor skirmishes, kept the Israel-Lebanon border in a perpetual state of unease.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Jane Phillips, a paranormal investigator, psychic medium, and medical intuitive, says that common signs of paranormal activity include hearing noises, seeing dark shadows in the house or on outdoor cameras, and a general feeling of unease.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
Another part of the appeal is the physical charge one often gets from being in a state of unease.
—Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
These acts of aggression, coupled with various minor skirmishes, kept the Israel-Lebanon border in a perpetual state of unease.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Jane Phillips, a paranormal investigator, psychic medium, and medical intuitive, says that common signs of paranormal activity include hearing noises, seeing dark shadows in the house or on outdoor cameras, and a general feeling of unease.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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The company has extended its liquidation date to December 15, 2024, and management has raised concerns about the company's ability to continue as a going concern due to insufficient working capital and mandatory liquidation.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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However, District 9 Councilmember Pam Foley, who represents the area where the hospital is located, declined to support the deferral request and echoed the concerns over how delays could negatively impact the community.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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These different concerns have one thing in common—the fear of losing control over the AI system and the results of its work.Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The film follows a Bedouin family whose members are forced by its patriarch to live in isolation in the desert due to fear of an infectious disease during the 1990s when Saudi was starting to open up to the outside world.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Psychiatric problems — marked anxiety or panic attacks progressing to temporary psychosis and even schizophrenia-like psychotic illness — are presenting more frequently in emergency rooms.Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Climate Denial as a Defense Mechanism Much like a terror management lab experiment – or the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic– natural disasters like hurricanes Helene and Milton trigger death anxiety.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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This worry crossed party lines, with similar levels of concern reported among both Republicans and Democrats.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those worries were compounded during the October trial when the judge did not allow a recent statement from U.S. health agencies to be shown to the jury.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unease. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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