apprehensive
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Jackie said she felt apprehensive about having anyone other than Apted in charge, but said Kapadia made her feel immediately at ease.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I was apprehensive about any mental care–adjacent product that encourages more screen time.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
George Yu, who serves as executive director for Chinatown’s Business Improvement District and owns Far East Plaza, is apprehensive about Gu Grocery’s business trajectory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Where some early tracks conveyed carefree innocence—laughing children, music-box melodies—the mood here is often apprehensive and uneasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Some of the Danes grew restless and apprehensive.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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