worried well
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Many of our colleagues are being whisked away to other providers where they can work from home in their pajamas and see the worried well on their computer screens.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2022
At the same time, sources have expressed concerns about the "worried well" - people applying for tests unnecessarily even if they don't have the relevant symptoms.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2020
But when the volume of non-covid patients dropped precipitously, we knew the worried well didn’t make up that large of our patient population.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020
The first wave of patients in Brooklyn were what we call the worried well, who arrived at the emergency room with cough, fever and flulike symptoms, concerned they had coronavirus.
From Scientific American • Apr. 3, 2020
But when she was once more at work for her Miss Mary Wadsmith, all the good effect of these several months of rest were soon worked and worried well away.
From Three Lives Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena by Stein, Gertrude
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