uneasy
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Tito's death in 1980 was the beginning of the end for Yugoslavia - always an uneasy confederation of opposing factions, competing nationalisms and simmering hatred.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This has made his colleagues uneasy and confused markets, said Robert Tetlow, a former senior policy adviser at the Fed for almost 30 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Although investors appear to be uneasy about the leak, some analysts don’t think it will dampen sales of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But Stypeck is uneasy about the bigger implications, including whether he may be pulling from circulation the last copy of a truly scarce title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Sitting on the bed, I watched the uneasy flicker of streetlamps dance across the window.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
But Mr. Sebastian sounded uneasier about Mr. Trump, despite having hoped for the best after his election.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
Yet fiction seems to have an uneasier relationship with influence than other art forms.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018
But Phil Young, a 27-year veteran of the Army and Marine Corps, walking alongside Mr. Pierson, was uneasier about the Republican nominee, sharing reservations that underscore the roadblocks confronting Mr. Trump.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2016
They enjoy being scared, but become uneasier by the degree to which they can place themselves in a drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was impossible not to plume oneself a little on the whole, but the feeling was a superficial one, with deeper and uneasier feelings underneath.
From No Hero by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Mahershala Ali’s win for Supporting Actor, for his role in “Green Book,” was one of the uneasiest moments of the night.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
Then into the strangest, uneasiest song REM had to date recorded, with Stipe flashing in and out of focus as the lights flickered around the band.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2012
A beaming Harry, 20, who was said to be the uneasiest about his relationship with his new stepmom, was first to wave back.
From Time Magazine Archive
They was the uneasiest people you ever see.
From Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Well," replied Peter, "all the rest of the Warblers are the uneasiest folks I know of.
From The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess
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