skittish
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While oil has dropped to under $100 a barrel, markets appeared skittish on Friday over the prospects for a deal, with mixed messages appearing to emerge out of the region.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"Markets can look skittish or confused, but what they're really doing is managing event risk in real time, with oil sitting right at the centre of that."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“Equity markets are rightfully skittish just now, because all three factors are in play,” said Colas.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
But the details of the exposure are murky, and investors have grown skittish about banks’ connections to private credit this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
I was flattered by the idea, but the recent events with the FBI and my father’s warnings had me a little skittish about the idea of walking through Maplewood with crowds of people around me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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