tenterhooks
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Murase said she felt "immense joy" at her gold but admitted she had been on tenterhooks until her final run.
From Barron's
The turn of the New Year came with a new series of The Traitors and to no surprise, plot twists are leaving viewers on tenterhooks.
From BBC
Back in the current Archers timeline, fans were left on tenterhooks by the cliffhanger broadcast on New Year's Eve, when a dramatic attack shook the village.
From BBC
As a way to find joy, she said, in a time when news and world events have us all on tenterhooks.
“I shall be on tenterhooks to hear what you have to say tomorrow.”
From Literature
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