anxiously
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At Kathmandu's TU Teaching Hospital, families of those missing in the floods wait anxiously for updates.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead, he seemed a good, flustered company man anxiously determined to be normal—like Dick Van Dyke, perhaps, or Bob Newhart—while remaining very funny indeed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The small open spaces of the La Lucha neighborhood are filled with tents belonging to residents anxiously awaiting government repairs to their homes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wagler anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
She paused over it, while Harriet stood anxiously watching for her opinion, with a “Well, well,” and was at last forced to add, “Is it a good letter? or is it too short?”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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