fret
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Some investors had begun to fret about a potential near-term supply glut as oil trapped in ships in the Gulf started to hit markets in Asia and Europe.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
They fret about what all this looks like.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
If you’re like me and are constantly falling victim to brown bananas, fret not.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
And while strong earnings have been a key pillar for the stock rally, some fret that a prolonged war could erode future results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“I did not want to leave you time to fret over it. As long as you obey my instructions, the night will pass without incident. It will be loud, but you will be safe.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Since then, prime ministers have fretted about the political optics of making repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Initial R2 buyers have fretted over initial estimated lease prices for the SUV—starting at around $829, according to Rivian’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Software stocks were battered earlier in the year as investors fretted that AI would take market share from software-as-a-service providers.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
“The ballroom is literally an imposition between two branches of our government,” the architect David Scott Parker, who’s on the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, fretted to the Times.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Yet even as they fretted and fumed, something else was quietly at work among Ulbrickson’s boys.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
“All day, all the time, as if they’re players fretting and strutting on some invisible stage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Now I'm just fretting helplessly, there is nothing I can do."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The market is also fretting that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates more than once in 2026 to combat a flare-up in inflation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
After fretting and weighing the pros and cons, I eventually caved and decided to start mine young.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
The Preacher saw I was fretting and came up on the stage.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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