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[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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The two main pillars of the economy — consumer spending and business investment — appear to have shrugged off early angst arising from the conflict.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Later in 2025, a city official made a contentious move—one that would alter the council’s calculus on South Garden Ave. and amplify residents’ angst about Scientology’s influence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Rescuers from the United States, Chile, Portugal, El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela shared angst, and finally joy, when Gil emerged from his confinement around 9:00 a.m. on July 2nd.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

But after all the angst and anger of 2026, a member of Starmer's circle told me: "We have to pull our socks up, get behind him and on we go".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

And not just poems of sorrow or angst.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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