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[ahngkst, angst] / ɑŋkst, æŋst /


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But it’s likely such geopolitical and inflation angst may be put on the back burner as traders turn their focus to the U.S. second-quarter corporate earnings season.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Rescuers from the United States, Chile, Portugal, El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela shared angst, and finally joy, when Gil emerged from his confinement around 9:00 a.m. on July 2nd.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Both his seismic and economic disaster scenarios failed to pan out, thank goodness, but it was a snapshot of that era’s economic angst.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

“I think the angst — it’s anger, and sadness,” Korn says as she takes a sip of her matcha latte.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

In here I could smell the angst and earth and awkward of my own body, and I was embarrassed.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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