nervousness

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So, even with the club's statement and Ratcliffe's qualified apology, it is easy to see why there may be some nervousness among club executives in the wake of the controversy.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

"The world is quite a scary place and unless children are prepared, I think that can evoke quite a lot of anxiety and nervousness and fear."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The ad shows a mother easing her young son’s nervousness about a new home by using Gemini to imagine how they’ll decorate it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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

Maybe it was Michael’s imagination, but it felt like the air radiated with shared nervousness, like they were both jumpy and scared, even though they were just standing there, watching and waiting.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly