anxiety
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Aaron Anderson, a father-of-three living in an adjoining currently-unaffected street, said his "anxiety was through the roof" waiting for "the chap on the door".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Still, anxiety has been running high on Wall Street about the risks of getting the magnitude of this oil shock all wrong.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The rush underscores growing anxiety among migrant communities -- many of whom lack proper documentation -- with rights groups warning of forced expulsions and limited legal protections.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, is about artificial intelligence and arrives at a moment of genuine civilizational anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Relief floods through me, as does a renewed anxiety that makes my legs feel mushy.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Vocabulary lists containing anxiety
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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