impatient
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The sight of the centre-backs standing tall, studs on the ball, waiting for the opposition forwards to become impatient before closing them down felt unnatural but it was purposeful.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
And his team are well aware the public is impatient and unimpressed with Labour – "we have six, maybe eight months where people might take another look".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Fed staffer, said she thought some central-bank officials were impatient and were ready to hike rates to bring inflation down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Some impatient ones have shifted their money elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The duke is impatient and ambitious, and he spends money lavishly.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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