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The word nervous comes from Latin meaning what?

nervous

[nur-vuhs] / ˈnɜr vəs /


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“Lucy and I were laying in bed watching it and so nervous for Marty,” he told the magazine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Scott said it isn’t uncommon to get calls from nervous clients, particularly new ones, on days when the market sells off as it did Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

If that’s making you too nervous, you could, at 65, go back to work for a little longer.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Duff said she could not fault the way Airbnb handled her case but she now felt nervous about people's intentions.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

It made me nervous to watch her think.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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