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angst

[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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Prolonging the Justice Department’s investigation could delay Senate approval of his successor and revive investor angst over the central bank’s independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Day packed all of the angst of that period into “American Girl,” the second single off of “Halo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bonds are also showing some signs of the geopolitical angst.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“All the problems in the world, all my anger, my teenage angst, if that’s what it’s called, my insecurities. Nothing else makes that happen.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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