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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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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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