fretting
Example Sentences
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Even Hernandez’s supporters were fretting about what might happen on election night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
In answer to those fretting about the imminent bursting of a market bubble, the Goldman team argue that the “conditions that have marked the ends of past bull markets remain mostly absent today.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
With the two countries seemingly making little progress on peace talks, investors are fretting that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could remain disrupted.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
What did he feel compelled to say he wasn't fretting about?
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
And now she was back to fretting about my running around with boys, worrying that Ba would somehow find out and disapprove, doubting that I could snag a boy like James.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
