nervousness

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The sell-off - part of a global correction in traditional software and IT stocks - preceded the market nervousness caused by recent geopolitical uncertainty, and is particularly significant for India.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"I could feel the nervousness inside the stadium," Slot said, after a strange game where Liverpool were clinical if not always in control.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

As soon as the actors started reading, their collective nervousness disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Women who had gone through menopause were more likely than those who had not to seek help from a GP or psychiatrist for anxiety, nervousness, or depression.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

They hadn’t much to do or look at to occupy themselves, even though they very much wanted to be occupied to take their minds off their nervousness.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart