squeamish
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Then-new Chair Paul Volcker, a personal hero of current boss Jerome Powell, wasn’t squeamish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Even their own version of Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, was feeling a little squeamish.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
Things were different in Great Britain and her colonies, where dissections left people squeamish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
She said friends and family were surprised by the move, as she had always been quite squeamish.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
I am pretty squeamish about shots and blood and stuff, but what was I going to do?
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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