hand-wringing

noun

1. informal,  an extended debate over the correct course of action in a situation

Example Sentences

Not thankful: All the hand-wringing and apocalyptic soothsaying about how artificial intelligence is a Pandora’s box that will steal our jobs and ultimately spell our doom.

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For all the hand-wringing over tariffs and a wobbling economy, shoppers are spending where they perceive value as evidenced by strong recent financial results from Walmart, Gap, T.J.

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Hand-wringing is most intense among those who have placed big bets on companies involved in artificial intelligence.

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Many retirees remained burned by the steep downturn in both stocks and bonds, causing much hand-wringing about whether the 60/40 portfolio was dead.

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Apart from that, there wasn’t a whole lot of hand-wringing inside FrontPoint.

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