insecurity
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Teaming them up as a testy odd couple allows “Lanterns” to both highlight Hal’s insecurity and use the Green Lantern universe’s rules to interrogate systemic imbalances.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s perhaps because Reynolds is so familiar with overcoming feelings of insecurity that she understood Alice so well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Including the Caribbean, the agency estimates that an additional 16 million people could face food insecurity by the end of 2027.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the end, all that feels certain is the characters’ insecurity, their conviction that, whatever part they perform, there is someone else who can do it better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But if insecurity was the primal source of Hamilton’s incredible energy, one would have to conclude that providence had conspired to produce at the most opportune moment perhaps the most creative liability in American history.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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They have mastered the racket: The business of youth sports isn’t creating memories for kids, it’s fearmongering, and preying on the emotional and financial insecurities of the parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Don't Look Down is an album-length interrogation of his motives, insecurities and role as a father, set to a sparkling fusion of hip-hop, gospel and R&B.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
That’s a hard lesson to learn, but most people are dealing with their own private aspirations and insecurities.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Similarly, Austin grins as Ashley barrages him with her insecurities.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
But the insecurities, those most insidious and stubborn of all the demons, were hers alone.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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