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Recent Examples of cold feet
Busfield features in the ensemble cast of You Deserve Each Other, a new romantic comedy that follows a couple who get cold feet on their way to the altar.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Yes, cold feet can make a difference.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests checking in will find rooms with hardwood floors topped with small rugs to prevent getting cold feet.
—Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Yes, cold feet can make a difference.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
Guests checking in will find rooms with hardwood floors topped with small rugs to prevent getting cold feet.
—Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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His party successfully capitalized on rising nationalism fueled by a deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia last year, economic woes and uncertainty over Thailand’s trade relationship with the United States, and built up a strong local support base.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Since both of Tuesday’s matches ended in a tie, there was a little uncertainty as to who buys the beers.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The film merges family drama with atmospheric suspense.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The current groups offer a lot less suspense in comparison, with Canada winning its group 73 percent of the time and USA winning 84 percent of the time.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other parents expressed disappointment or dread when babies appeared too dark.—
Dorothy Roberts,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the have-funs and the have-existential-dreads of the hockey community are every bit as clear.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Mostly typical teen angst and romantic triangles but the show had its heart in the right place.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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As the question mark in the album title suggests, though, angst and doubt lurk beneath the bliss.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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The torment of Cathy’s abusive brother shifts to the hands of her father, played by Martin Clunes.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is also my war—my resistance to it, my torment over it, my struggle against it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, hardly five months after France’s Canal+ Group completed its long-gestating $2 billion takeover of South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice, solidifying a merger of the two largest media players on the continent, a sense of foreboding remains over the fallout.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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And assuming Edmonton does make it, their path out of the division wouldn’t be that foreboding.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Athletes from all over the world have seen their fair share of drama, stunning upsets and emotional moments.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iowa State slowed the game down and went on a 12-1 run to retake control, but TCU still had an opportunity to pull off the upset.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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