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restlessly



ADVERB
fitfully
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ADVERB
nervously
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Family members and friends stood around restlessly in the waiting room, where a hospital worker tried to maintain order in the chaos.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Whistler” is narrated by protagonist Daphne Fuller, a 54-year-old English teacher married to Jonathan, a restlessly retired doctor and hospital administrator who dotes on his wife and whom he regards as “extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Since then, the company’s business model has shifted restlessly, from a retail loyalty-points app to a technical-infrastructure play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He experimented restlessly with technology, trying out telephoto pictures of Kanchenjunga.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

For the better part of an hour, Chronicler lay sleepless in his sweet-smelling bed, rolling restlessly from side to side.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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