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worry

[wur-ee, wuhr-ee] / ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i /




Usage

What are other ways to say worry? Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.

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Parents worry about AI undermining education and harming children’s mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Some proponents of fusion wave away any ethical worry tied to the NRC’s rulemaking.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Chief executive, Karim Fatehi said: "Small businesses cannot afford to worry about business rates and taxation."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The following discusses minor spoilers from "The Sheep Detectives," but don't worry — it doesn't include one bleat about who the killer is.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“No,” Daisy said, “I don’t want Mama to know. She has enough to worry about. Besides, she needs her rest.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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