Example Sentences

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BNP Paribas analyst Karl Ackerman wrote in a Wednesday note that some investors have been worrying about “unintended consequences,” since half of the memory market looks like it’s being propped up by data center demand.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

For decades, however, people have been worrying that small doses of glyphosate ingested over the long term can cause cancer and other health issues.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Americans have been worrying about the risks of mixing banking and commerce since Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Recent inflation numbers have been worrying enough to make the Reserve Bank of Australia more cautious about delivering its fourth cut in interest rates since February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

It will be a comfort to know that I have been worrying myself for nothing.

From A Gamble with Life by Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)