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jittery

[jit-uh-ree] / ˈdʒɪt ə ri /


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Where her music was once jittery, now it glides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"We've got clients at the moment who are getting really jittery about Cyprus, which is a shame because tourism is their main industry."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Nonetheless, software investors have been jittery this year around various new feature announcements from Anthropic and other AI entities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Still, there’s plenty of reason to feel jittery at the moment.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

He expected that he'd be jittery or in a hurry but he was able to keep a calm, even pace.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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