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Even companies that can raise money fret about their suppliers’ ability to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

They worry about the environment, and fret that AI will rob them of job opportunities.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

You’d bemoan sluggish opening acts and fret about how that might bite the Bruins in the big games that are looming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

The reports come as traders speculate about the outlook for the AI boom, with analysts pointing out that markets fret when firms ramp up spending but also grow concerned when they pull back.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

I lifted up the bags from the market—my normal food supply, I said jokingly—and she seemed to smile and fret at the same time.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

Their shorter-term outlook on stocks in September was neutral, as they fretted over potential volatility from choppy bond markets, looming midterm elections and geopolitical stress.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Fed officials have long fretted that signaling their next move can trap them into a course they might later decide isn’t warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

She fretted that she’d be unable to rebuild her audience and livelihood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

This incapacity fretted him badly and he would sometimes take it out on Rab...

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

He warned in early 2025 of a “lost decade” for U.S. stocks, and had already been fretting a year before.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

We meet Mona in media res, nervously tapping her shoes on the carpeted lobby floor and fretting over her audition.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Nvidia shares rise again after hitting a record high on Monday, while Nike drops as investors carry on fretting about its weak guidance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The lab wanted to make that clear to a public that, though plenty worried about the potential of artificial intelligence, wasn’t fretting enough about what these complex models were capable of now.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

All the fretting and scheming I'd done over how I would copy the play, and suddenly here it was, handed over to me in one piece, without the slightest effort on my part.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood