anxiously
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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
At Kathmandu's TU Teaching Hospital, families of those missing in the floods wait anxiously for updates.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Leonor Escobar, her mother, had watched anxiously, with the mayor of the city, Alejandro Eder, and rescue personnel assuring her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nolan’s crew watched anxiously as the surf tore pieces off their colossal prop of fiberglass, wood and steel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I tried again to sleep; but my heart beat anxiously: my inward tranquillity was broken.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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