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A lot of interviewers walk into conversations carrying nervous energy like everything has to be perfect.
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King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
As the fans kept getting word on more and more injuries, there was a nervous energy that engulfed the building.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
As the fans kept getting word on more and more injuries, there was a nervous energy that engulfed the building.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Nervous energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20energy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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