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be apprehensive



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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

Little-Pengelly said there were many people from across Northern Ireland who would be apprehensive about their loved ones who lived in the Middle East.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

More established veterans, Bryant has noticed, might be apprehensive.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2023

“It is imperative that they have resources available that keep them safe and healthy at a site that many would be apprehensive to work,” Ballew said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2023

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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