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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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Separate research from charity Christians Against Poverty found about 35% of adults in the UK worry about their finances every day.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Don’t listen at doors, don’t worry about what other people say or think about you, and don’t chase corporations offering them money when you have already done the right thing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

"Don't worry about the dog, just answer the question," replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson's recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Plus, China’s AI advances worry U.S. officials, and the big contracts propping up the AI boom may not be sure things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

And now I’m starting to worry: What if intervals are as hard for me as hills were?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Adding to worries about tech, Chinese startup Moonshot AI released on Friday a model that experts said could rival some of the more advanced offerings from US labs.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Fans of the Big Bear bald eagles expressed their worries on social media over the weekend as news spread of the injured bird.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

His worries about how it might affect his young family and his home value had grown into concerns about environmental impacts and the opaque approval process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

One cabinet minister worries he might wobble when things get tough.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

I think about the strange phone call she got, the surprise trip away from the Ranch in the middle of the night, her worries about social services coming to take me away.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

"We are really worried about a snap election," said the Reform source, grinning.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

BNP Paribas analyst James Picariello also said he would be worried about the companies’ likely high cash burn.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Despite being "worried" about the quick turnaround of prime ministers, retiree Margaret Healey said she wanted to "give him a chance".

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

But Prinzinger was worried in the days leading up to the tournament that nobody would come.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

They might just be worried about the store.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“It’s been a very worrying wait this weekend with Jackie MIA,” said one commenter on the nonprofit’s Instagram account.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

For the more than three million people in the UK working night shifts, and who have little choice but to disrupt their sleep, this may all sound worrying.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The Kyrgyz health ministry told AFP that the situation was "particularly worrying in Bishkek and Osh, where more than 1,300 companies are illegally carrying out their medical or pharmaceutical activities."

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Patients are caught in the middle when they should only be worrying about getting better.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But her shallow breathing is really worrying me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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