agitated
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"I heard a man scream 'Allahu akbar' five or six times, in a very agitated manner," a young man who witnessed the chaos that ensued told Blick, which did not provide his name.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
When sales were meant to begin on Saturday, large crowds grew agitated when word spread there were limited quantities to sell.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Celeste said she became aware something was wrong with her son in 2020, when he started to call the family "agitated and crying".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Your mood shifts, you feel agitated, but you can't see or hear anything unusual.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
As soon as the door closed and he heard footsteps on the stairs he would shut the book on his finger and lean forward, agitated and blinking.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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