angst
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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
William Ward runs an adult reading group through Dungannon Library and said there was a "certain degree of angst that the library was going to be closed for regular activities".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Psychologically, they counter the angst triggered by cramped, airless, maze-like commuter warrens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A few weeks after Gatto took over vocals, they knocked out four songs, highlighted by the aggressive doom of “Time to Burn” and the blasting guitars that echo Gatto’s melodic angst on “Hot Pursuit.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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