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  • past participle of worry.
  • past tense form of worry.
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worried

[wur-eed, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr id, ˈwʌr- /


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However, she always knew she wanted to be a mother and worried about when that would come.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

What I find interesting is when I’m performing something I’ve written myself, I’m not at all worried about my performance; I’m only worried about what I’m performing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

You don’t want to retire if you’re worried about your long-term financial certainty, but you don’t want to retire into a vacuum, either.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“He ain’t anything but the manager,” we learn, just another worried guy trying to keep up his bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Isn’t she worried she might take away my ability to decide for myself what kind of clothes I love by telling me what she likes?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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