be anxious
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The prince sympathised with residents who might be "anxious" about extreme weather events he said were no longer "one in 50-year" occurrences but instead seemed to be happening every year.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Two things can be true at once: Your mother can be anxious about needing more care, and have spent $100,000 of her savings on her son’s down payment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“If I were living in Michigan, I think I’d probably not be anxious to be consuming raw fruits or vegetables, you know, for the rest of the summer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
There are lots of reasons to be anxious as a parent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
“We must hurry. Hopefully you have slowed down the Titan lord, but his vanguard will still be coming through. They will be anxious for blood. Most of our defenders are already in place. Come!”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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