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fret

[fret] / frɛt /




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These are also people who fret about the high cost of top colleges, and might still feel strained by rising expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Private-credit fears have spread from shares of alternative asset managers to big banks that lent money to them, as investors fret about risks lurking in direct lenders’ loan books.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Hims has fared even worse, tumbling 52% as investors fret over Novo’s lawsuit and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

So now that she was in the hands of the Oblation Board, Lyra didn’t fret herself into terror about what had happened to the gyptians.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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