anxiously
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“Those in our world who value our humanity and its vital moral component are anxiously seeking your reassurance that we will not lose control of our destiny.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some wrote anxiously about the “strain . . . being felt throughout the services, in terms of wear and tear on the troops, their families, and their equipment.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Many anxiously eyed a recent price crash in Malaysia, blamed on an unusually bumper harvest.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
At Kathmandu's TU Teaching Hospital, families of those missing in the floods wait anxiously for updates.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nevertheless I said to him anxiously: “Stay behind and rest—it is not good for you to go out in this rain. Tomorrow will be enough.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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