fretted
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Treasury yields took a step back as investors fretted about war-driven inflation while worrying about an economic slowdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
Credo’s stock has fallen out of favor this year, losing 17% as investors have fretted about the optical threat.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Investors fretted the rise of AI agents would dampen demand for offerings from legacy software providers.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Half of the Sherpa had taken it to a tent for closer inspection, while the others fretted over the disaster they were certain that any examination of it would bring.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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