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[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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Another night of pressure and angst is guaranteed, but there's nowhere else on earth these people would rather be.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

In many ways, the most ambitious World Cup in history — which kicked off Thursday in Mexico City — has inspired more angst than anticipation, more fear than fervor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Each time I chipped away at my football-induced telecom debt, I felt a numbing angst that it was as if the World Cup had never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Stubbornly high Treasury yields, the lack of an agreement on ending the U.S. war with Iran, and a near 10% gain for global crude prices since last Friday’s close added to the market’s angst.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s a 1990s grunge rock kind of a day, all angst and loud guitar.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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