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anxiety

[ang-zahy-i-tee] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti /


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Limits that firms place on client redemptions prevented forced liquidations of the funds but fueled anxiety among some investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Fontana said SDF could be particularly useful for very young children, older adults, people with developmental or physical disabilities, and patients with severe dental anxiety.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Due to anxiety surrounding their immigration status, figuring out the paperwork for her children has been extremely difficult, Blanca said, as translated by Corona.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Laws, who suffers from PTSD, depression and anxiety following the loss of her father, said she felt "extreme anger" towards Bush.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Because how is writing about the anxiety I feel about not getting my assignments done on time going to help me get them done on time?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Back in Cameron, Fewell is less concerned with Europe's anxieties than with what the boom means for a community finally going from survival to hope.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Despite those anxieties, authorities said 57,000 residents of three towns near Bordeaux, who were evacuated on Friday and Saturday, were to be allowed home.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Adding to those anxieties is an intensifying conflict in the Middle East that is lifting oil prices and threatening to hamper the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

In 1993, he coordinated businessman Richard Riordan’s successful campaign for Los Angeles mayor by targeting homeowners’ anxieties about unemployment, crime and other symptoms of urban decay.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

None of the Creightons slept well at night for a while, until exhaustion overcame their anxieties.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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