worrywart

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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 well as singing the film Trolls' lead song, JT played the worrywart Branch in the DreamWorks animation.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2020

Q. Supervising a worrywart: I work at a litigation law firm.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2019

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