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trepidation

[trep-i-dey-shuhn] / ˌtrɛp ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /


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We were surrounded by so much beauty; it was almost impossible to let trepidation win.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

But you don’t need to be from Mexico to understand the significance, reverence, and trepidation that surround this hulking pile nicknamed El Coloso de Santa Úrsula.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Fans, who've already been through the wringer, will be watching with even more trepidation than usual.

From BBC May 9, 2026

The downturn reflects stretched housing affordability, trepidation over U.S. trade policy, and softness in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

They tried to distract each other from their trepidation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Next year, Ravinder and Gita will have been married for half a century, the trepidations of youth dispelled by time.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

I was nervous that he would have trepidations — ‘Oh, I’ve got this sick person on set.’

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

"I had trepidations about coming at all, but I'm glad I did," he says.

From BBC May 30, 2023

Is he at all trepidations about being back in the spotlight?

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2022

This layer of sand constitutes the anti-vibratory material and confines the trepidations of the engine to the foundation.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.




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