insecurity

Example Sentences

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Nuclear development is a long-term project, not a short-term fix to current energy insecurity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Workers are now paying twice -– first through unsafe production rushes, and now through likely job and income insecurity," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead, it led to a world of job insecurity and wages too low to support most people, let alone a family.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The firm’s potent culture, Mr. Blankfein once said, blended confidence and excellence with “an inbred insecurity that drives people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She came across as stuck-up at first, I know, but that was just her insecurity.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin