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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

Estée Lauder slumped when the talks were confirmed in March, with investors fretting over potential share dilution and the complications of acquiring Puig while the company carries out its own turnaround plans.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

What did he feel compelled to say he wasn't fretting about?

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

This was exactly the kind of nonsense he didn’t want them fretting about.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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