skittish

Example Sentences

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“Equity markets are rightfully skittish just now, because all three factors are in play,” said Colas.

From MarketWatch

ABC as a broadcast network is held to higher standard than it's streaming partner Hulu due to oversight by the federal regulator and advertisers, who may be skittish when it comes to racy programming.

From BBC

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

Stories of job loss abound within the US Haitian diaspora as some employers become skittish over the uncertainty surrounding TPS.

From Barron's

Equity investors have grown increasingly skittish about AI’s impact on companies once seen as beneficiaries of the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal