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impatience

[im-pey-shuhns] / ɪmˈpeɪ ʃəns /


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Meta Platforms has become the poster child for Wall Street’s impatience with ever-increasing artificial-intelligence spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

By then, de Gaulle was the undisputed leader of the provisional French government, though impatience with the limitations on his power led him to resign the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In general, they always prefer early records because they’re filled with that youthful sort of impatience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

US President Donald Trump, who spearheaded diplomatic efforts to end the war, has been signalling impatience with the deadlock between the two sides.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

At the time there may have been no precise form of words; in fact, she may have experienced nothing more than impatience to begin writing again.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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