fret
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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
When investors fret over geopolitical shocks, they usually rotate into safe havens such as consumer staples and healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The average person shouldn’t have to fret that bold ideas and wondrous cinematic visions are being gatekept from them by the people in a boardroom clinging to a conservative agenda.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
He walked away again immediately, and she was left to fret over her own want of presence of mind; Charlotte tried to console her:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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