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fret

[fret] / frɛt /




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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

Automakers are racing to gauge the potential effect on sales, which have started slowly so far this year with buyers continuing to fret over record new car prices and still-high interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Others like Iowa-based Aaron Lehman, who grows corn, soybeans and oats, fret about the autumn planting season.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“Never fret, Amelia. Our Lyddie loves money too much to risk trouble.”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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