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anxieties

  • plural
    of anxiety.
    anxiety
    noun
    distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune.

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We owe them and their families transparency, empathy and responsiveness, especially when public reports raise anxieties at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

In fact, Morocco's economy is booming, at least on the surface, but experts say the persistent allure of life on the other side of the border is rooted in deeper anxieties, particularly among the young.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Even the fluffy rom-coms are steeped in real life’s anxieties about the social and political, the wars and the wages.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Back in Cameron, Fewell is less concerned with Europe's anxieties than with what the boom means for a community finally going from survival to hope.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I was settling into a new routine in this town, and my anxieties about being friendless at school were beginning to fade.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi