nervy
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Tim Waterer of KCM Trade said: "Traders remain somewhat nervy about the scale of the capex being committed, given lingering concerns over how long the return-on-investment phase may take to fully materialise."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"I can barely breathe, that's how stressed I am. So nervy from both players," Bartoli said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Despite the nervy conclusion, the U.S. finds itself on a historic run at this World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Amid huge outlays on its war in Ukraine, tax rises, stubborn inflation and nervy consumers are all weighing on Russia's small companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
So it is particularly nervy of Addie to do what she does, it being in Ms. Wyman’s homeroom and only the second week of school and all.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
Scotland saw it out from there in a finale that was nervier than they imagined it would be, but was convincing nonetheless.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
The situation is nervier, however, with “Evil Does Not Exist,” an equally arresting, meditative follow-up which charts the emerging clash between a tight-knit rural community and a big company with intrusive development plans.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
Outfitted in progressively more luscious frocks by Susan Hilferty, Feldstein makes a journey from nervy tyro to nervier pro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Military flashpoints or related energy price shocks and power blackouts in Europe and elsewhere could make for an even nervier year-end than usual.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2021
"It would take a nervier gang than Arizona owns to try and rob this outfit," and Blake looked complacently around among the shadowy forms of the troopers flitting about the bivouac.
From A Wounded Name by Charles King
The nerviest moment for Norris came after his first pit stop, when he came up behind Tsunoda in a battle for third place.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
“She rose fast in a business that was then dominated by men. She outmanned many of them: she was the toughest negotiator, the bluntest adversary, the nerviest deal maker,” Orlean writes.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2019
For those who hoped Cannes would shake things up further still with its freshest, nerviest, most unpredictable slate in years, the festival did not disappoint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Like all the nerviest and best auditions, this special was self-serving in the extreme, and teetered on the edge of failing.
From Time ● May 17, 2016
"Well," returned the newspaper man, "I 'm darned if I don't make a statement to you then; that was the quickest and nerviest stunt I 've ever seen pulled off in New York city."
From The Seventh Noon by Edmund Frederick
