nervous
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"I got a bit nervous at the end when the crowd was cheering me on. Nat said just take a breath and time it. I was really determined."
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The strategist is not usually a nervous nellie.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
"There may be lessons for AI in how the nervous system is organized."
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“They’ve probably become if not less optimistic, at least more nervous over the last 10 days or so,” said Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But I think I was nervous also because she had a way of looking at me that I found quite uncomfortable, at first.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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