impatient
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Kassis, presumably worried that the arms stockpiles would become unavailable to him, became impatient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
But after flagging the fan to security staff, the singer became impatient at what he saw as a lack of urgency.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
She added: “The application of existing law to the case raises tricky questions ... The Court is impatient: It already knows what it thinks, and insists on getting everything over quickly.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
It’s a lot of back and forth, and as Goyer notes, people can get impatient in the haze of grief.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Even though I was impatient to find out if Anansi was hiding below, I bit my tongue and let her do her thing.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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