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
“There is this nervousness about flowback to the banks,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
The price of major cryptocurrencies were falling early Monday, amid market nervousness linked to the status of U.S. trade tariffs.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
All the nervousness she'd been feeling about skipping to fourth grade suddenly burbled up inside her.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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