nervy
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Pickford has been fantastic for England but he didn't have the best World Cup, with a couple conceded that arguably he should've saved and a few nervy moments playing out from the back.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said: "Traders remain somewhat nervy about the scale of the capex being committed, given lingering concerns over how long the return-on-investment phase may take to fully materialise."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
However, England replacements Henry Pollock and Emmanuel Iyogun were next to be sent to the sin-bin, making for a nervy finish.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Despite the nervy conclusion, the U.S. finds itself on a historic run at this World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The nervy factionless girl jolts from her seat as if stuck with a live wire, and they all start toward the door.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
But the more Lise questions the pretense of a happily remade society, the nervier everything gets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
Scotland saw it out from there in a finale that was nervier than they imagined it would be, but was convincing nonetheless.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
Outfitted in progressively more luscious frocks by Susan Hilferty, Feldstein makes a journey from nervy tyro to nervier pro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Military flashpoints or related energy price shocks and power blackouts in Europe and elsewhere could make for an even nervier year-end than usual.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2021
Evidently he was a keener and nervier gambler than he had been taken for.
From The Rustlers of Pecos County by Zane Grey
The nerviest moment for Norris came after his first pit stop, when he came up behind Tsunoda in a battle for third place.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
It was the nerviest, funniest thing I had seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
“She rose fast in a business that was then dominated by men. She outmanned many of them: she was the toughest negotiator, the bluntest adversary, the nerviest deal maker,” Orlean writes.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2019
Like all the nerviest and best auditions, this special was self-serving in the extreme, and teetered on the edge of failing.
From Time ● May 17, 2016
Sam Jenks, known to every cowboy as 'Shorty,' is the nerviest man I know.
From Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains by Frank V. Webster
