be apprehensive
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I expect them to be apprehensive and then talk them through it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
These specialized models are intended to attract new types of customers who might be apprehensive about new credit technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Investors appear to be apprehensive about Affirm’s ability to sustain both annual 30% gross-merchandise-volume growth and expand adjusted operating margins, Faucette said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Emma Little-Pengelly said people in Northern Ireland would be apprehensive about the situation in the Middle East.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
I was too tired to be apprehensive, this time, and there were things on my mind that outweighed self-consciousness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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