squeamishness
Example Sentences
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The market’s squeamishness in response to Netflix’s move towards M&A was underscored by a 40% jump in its share price once it abandoned efforts to acquire Warner Bros.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Private-credit executives say the squeamishness is overdone, that institutional investors are still putting money into private credit and that the industry’s overall performance is strong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
"Be careful they can jump," he says, laughing at my squeamishness.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
In the United States, there’s a lot of squeamishness about using the term oligarch to describe people who have and use wealth-power.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
Initially I had thought with hard work I could overcome a fundamental squeamishness and distaste for my subject, that perhaps with even harder work I could simulate something like a talent for it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
