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Noun
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The tariff file has caused a high level of uncertainty both for consumers and businesses.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
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The natural chaos of life can make uncertainty feel even worse, Dr. Gallagher says.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives have cast doubts about the precedent in recent years.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Karma The crime K-drama Karma delivers much of its suspense through a nonlinear narrative.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The key to Hitchcock suspense is not about the blood.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For many, as the rain kept falling, there was a sense of dread that the worst was still to come.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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Thus, the fear of displacement has not become a distant memory but a continuous dread as the age of gentrification looms over the neighborhood.—
Alyza J Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s one of the timeliest things about Always Been — the sense of Gen X angst in these songs, especially middle-aged loneliness.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Despite the angst on Wall Street, economists note that the U.S. continues to grow, and most still put relatively low odds on a recession.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Paul invited them in, but that simple act led to years of torment.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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For those who have seen family members battle the torment of cancer, the memories may last a lifetime.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Even the objective comedy of this storyline is framed with foreboding, like the water gun fight.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tonight, then, could be his redemption: Villa causing the upset of the knockouts by surging into the semi-finals at the expense of his old club and the best-looking team in the last eight (our latest podcast is bowing down at Luis Enrique’s feet).—
Justin Guthrie,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a year with relatively few upsets, the best models closely mirrored the actual trajectory of March Madness.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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