anxious
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Jair Bolsonaro is currently on antidepressants and is "stable," according to the latest medical reports, although his wife, Michelle, has said that the elections have made him "a bit anxious."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In recent years, Haushalter grew more anxious about whether he would ever receive the continually delayed car, even writing to Tesla’s board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The result suggested that these cells play an important role in producing the anxious response.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
For all its little hiccups, “Carrie” does make one feel sad maybe 80% of the time, and anxious the rest of it, which is to say it does its job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
With an anxious glance at the door, Nollie dropped to her knees, reached beneath the single bed, which was all our tiny room would hold, and drew out a little round hat box.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing anxious
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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