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hand-wringing

British

noun

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

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“Passive index investors may barely notice Wall Street’s dispersion trade, or the growing hand-wringing over AI,” said Bret Kenwell, U.S. investment analyst at eToro.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Despite much hand-wringing over its debt burden, it is likely to remain so in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Much of the hand-wringing about AI slop focuses on material that may be ubiquitous but innocuous.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

It's at McLaren where the hand-wringing will be most intense.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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