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worrisome

[wur-ee-suhm, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i səm, ˈwʌr- /


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Losses in private credit are opaque and worrisome.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Bass, asked about the worrisome trend, said she believes that Inside Safe participants need more services to address those issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

That’s worrisome to him, given the cost of GLP-1s — both to patients and the system — and that not all people who are currently considered overweight or obese are unhealthy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

So it can be worrisome when they land when growth is already middling and inflation stubborn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

But there was something worrisome about it, and he didn’t want Ivory moving from one world of isolation into another where the only difference was the level of standards.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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