in a tizzy
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Tilly Norwood, the AI movie star, has Hollywood in a tizzy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Also: the “founder mode” trend has Silicon Valley types in a tizzy, but does it apply to women CEOs?
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
A-list nominees often wait until the last minute to arrive, but press and photographers were in a tizzy to see that best actor nominee Brendan Fraser had arrived just after 2 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
No. 10 San Francisco Saturday Pick: If the Wildcats have one of their poor outside-shooting days, this one will have the Bluegrass State in a tizzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
It rained the first two weeks of April, and Luke was in a tizzy wondering when he would ever get to see Jen again.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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