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nerve-racking
adjective as in distressing
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Harmonizing for Plant, is “one of the most nerve-racking and evidentially vulnerable parts of anything that I’ve ever done,” he admits.
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His silence was nerve-racking, for no one knew whether to prepare for an explosion or a celebration.
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It was really nerve-racking and really exciting all at once.
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It will be a nerve-racking week for investors.
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But staying out of trouble does not protect residents from nerve-racking police encounters.
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