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worrywart

[wur-ee-wawrt, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr iˌwɔrt, ˈwʌr- /
NOUN
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This hasn’t been a great year to be invested in stocks if you’re a worrywart.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

In the financial crisis of 2008-09, the investment bank Goldman Sachs had a secret weapon: Its CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, was a lifelong worrywart with plenty of tricks for calming his own frazzled nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It might trigger our worrywart nature, but it will take more than higher prices for a few years to drop most people short of their lifetime financial goals.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022

As a fellow/sister worrywart, you have my deepest sympathy.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2021

Adam has never met Mrs. Schein, so he doesn’t get that implying that Kim is a worrywart is fighting words.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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