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[ant-see] / ˈænt si /


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A hard game looks a little too easy to the mild-mannered Canadian, and the public is antsy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The film’s persistent brittleness may make some viewers antsy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Major reactions to relatively minor events show that shareholders are getting antsy as AI investment grows with little measurable return behind it.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Still, Treasury holders are clearly not assuaged, and they’ve been antsy for years at this point.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2025

“Better, now that school’s started. The kids were getting pretty antsy the last couple weeks of summer. Too much time on their hands was not a good thing.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe




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