impatience
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They outlasted the Prince of Impatience, and he moved on.
From Salon • May 14, 2025
"Impatience is growing with member states," they said.
From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2022
Impatience has risen over the government’s slow implementation of a 2018 peace deal ending a five-year civil war, including the crucial work of merging once-rival armed forces.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022
Impatience has been growing at the pace of the investigation, with many Haitians asking why so many key aspects of the crime remain a mystery.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021
Impatience is a fire that rages in clouded minds, and I needed to be clearheaded.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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