skittish
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These pricey, complex strategies appeal to income-hungry and skittish investors—but some can cap your upside and leave you exposed to market downsides.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
And that, in turn, means there’s no reason we should be especially skittish in October when placing stock-market bets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
She amounts to a stand-in for people who use technology to wall themselves off from everyone else, disappear into their screens, and grow increasingly skittish about real human contact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"This year, they were all really skittish... hiding under rocks. Because there's so few cuttlefish hanging out at the moment, they don't have strength in numbers."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some of the more skittish horses kicked at their stalls and laid back their ears as they en-tered.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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