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Adverb
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025 -
John wasn't allowed in the delivery room and waited anxiously to hear that everything had gone smoothly.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, characters wield whatever power race gives them—however uneasily.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the industry has thrived—sometimes barely survived—in a paradoxical environment where state-level legality danced uneasily with federal prohibition.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Personal interactions have been characterized by uncomfortably long handshakes and macho knee-slapping.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Apprehensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensively. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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