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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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Beginning around 2010, there was a rapid increase in anxiety, depression and suicide among kids in the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Louisiana’s move seems to reflect a mixture of impatience and anxiety.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

Often, it helps to see a visual representation of your finances in black and white so you can deal with the hard facts, rather than the swirl of anxiety that accompanies them.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

First Secretary of State Louise Haigh will address the growing anxiety over AI safety when she speaks at the TUC congress on Tuesday.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

When we reached our destination, it was quite late, but Farmer eagerly, and no doubt with some anxiety, opened his computer.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

He had been searching for a tangible way to help the environment and allay his anxieties about the planet’s future when he came across Crouch’s posts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

For one thing, though anxieties are rising, most investors aren’t as concerned now that higher yields would lead quickly to a sharp slowdown in growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

This year, even Telluride’s usually self-contained movie bubble couldn’t keep out the existential anxieties surrounding AI.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“I still have anxieties, but tending to the aging animals keeps me from obsessing over things that don’t matter. My pony, Cliff, is 38. Every day I have with him is a gift. It’s grounding.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Paradoxically, it saved foragers a lot of anxieties.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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