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My cameraman Peter has written Arnold Schwarzenegger on his clapperboard and turns to him, worriedly asking: "Please tell me I spelt your name correctly?"

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

She spoke worriedly of a trail that some people are following to dodge restrictions, creating unwanted traffic from Kassanda that could hurt efforts to eliminate active cases in Mubende.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

“What’s going on with you?” her wife of 23 years worriedly asked when Glass cried twice in one week, shortly after beginning the walks in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Drivers stopped their cars, got out and listened, worriedly.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Lucinda and Mami look at each other worriedly.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez