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Recent Examples of agita And staff at the channel had been dealing with the agita that comes along with a change in ownership, wondering what the spin off to SpinCo will mean. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025 Across the aisle, the bill also gave Democrats an opportunity fresh out of the election to stake ground on border security, an issue that gave them agita throughout the 2024 election cycle. Al Weaver, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025 Topline Wall Street reacted negatively to Friday’s better-than-expected jobs report, a seemingly contradictory outcome rooted in the prevailing agita surrounding financial markets about interest rates. Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 As the delay dragged on, exacerbated by Hollywood’s dual strikes, fans’ agita only increased. Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agita
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Noun
  • Hiking in nature has also been shown to reduce anxiety and depression.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • While immediate inflation concerns have eased, the current administration’s assertive tariff policies are reigniting these anxieties, potentially leading to future economic instability.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Harassment, fear alter campus life As prestigious universities like Harvard became a focal point of outside scrutiny last year, external harassment had devastating effects on students, the report says.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The fear of being cringe or dating someone who is cringe can be a real barrier to connection, the one thing most daters are trying to find.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Not Enough People Are Watching ‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Saturday, April 26 New Google Leak Reveals Subscription Changes For Gemini AI There is no shortage of worries for European auto manufacturers.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • These privacy and security worries caused Microsoft to delay Recall and develop various safeguards to prevent such abuse.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cost of living and climate concerns outweighed culture wars Australian voters put their faith in Albanese’s plans for tackling the high cost of living and climate change over Dutton’s Trump-style ideological approach, which at times did not appear to be backed by policy proposals.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • For many workers, there is a big concern over whether or not their jobs will be impacted.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • The angst about the Fed’s independence on Monday came against a backdrop of investors’ unease about the global economy.
    Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Its grand facade, looming over the misty abyss of Tequendama Falls, is the kind of place that invites amazement and a little unease.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Agita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agita. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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