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worrier

[wur-ee-er, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i ər, ˈwʌr- /








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He was a constant worrier who never let the gas gauge on our secondhand Pontiac fall below three quarters full.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Lucy says she's always been a bit of worrier, but two years ago she began to get anxious and started having panic attacks.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

But it’s been a while and, as you might guess from her movie roles, she tends to be a bit of a worrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

She was a lifelong worrier, she said, prone to anticipating the worst, and “sensitive” to nasty comments or negative comments.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

Even so, I was a worrier by nature and I couldn’t escape the feeling that anything could happen to her at any time.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

The worriers fret that in so doing, we further rip the country asunder because, uh, what if it doesn’t work out the way the purists had hoped?

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024

"We are the descendants of worriers, so our bodies are wired to respond in this way."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023

Manufacturing fell 1.3% and even though a drop in producer prices may be a relief for inflation worriers, it may also spell trouble for corporate margins.

From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2023

The worriers among Mariners fans had plenty to fret about Friday, and the skeptics could point to warning signs that foretell trouble ahead.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022

And since all parents are worriers she was convinced that all her friends had the same problems.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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