angst

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Together they turned their angst into action, building a website laying out their calculations and starting a petition calling for changes to the CGT discount and negative gearing which has garnered thousands of signatures.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

A man of good will wrestling with middle-aged angst, Artie is “in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream,” Strout tells us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The angst of Fed officials was on display Wednesday, when three voters dissented against the central bank’s bias toward easing interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Wall Street’s watchdogs are ramping up their inquiries into how much risk has built up in the $3 trillion private-credit industry, just as investor angst has sparked some backers to head to the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Since many of my students are fifteen, and Zlata is fifteen and Anne Frank was fifteen when she died, I think the parallels between age, alienation, and teenage angst will really hit home for them.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers