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anxious

[angk-shuhs, ang-] / ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ- /




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Whether that future arrives fast enough to satisfy anxious investors, however, remains the critical question.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

As the chart below shows, it’s understandable for investors to feel anxious.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Maguire said other students were also anxious about grades from earlier years being taken to estimate their grades, which they felt were "not a true reflection" of their additional efforts in their final years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s no mystery why Wall Street is anxious to sell SpaceX to the small investor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

And he’d been so anxious and uneasy the night before that he’d hardly slept.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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