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Recent Examples of cold feet
And Indonesia isn’t the only country getting cold feet.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
And if someone ends up getting cold feet over giving an AI agent access to their entire lives?
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Ravens’ decision to back out of the Crosby deal and sign Hendrickson has drawn plenty of criticism from around the league, with some questioning whether Baltimore got cold feet about trading two first-round picks.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
And if someone ends up getting cold feet over giving an AI agent access to their entire lives?
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
The Ravens’ decision to back out of the Crosby deal and sign Hendrickson has drawn plenty of criticism from around the league, with some questioning whether Baltimore got cold feet about trading two first-round picks.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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There is plenty of uncertainty about what the Ravens’ offense will look like with 30-year-old first-time play caller Declan Doyle holding the reins.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The possibility of a move had simmered for months in the uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East and security concerns.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Nerves, doubt, and hesitation are normal and expected at this point in the process.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
28 May 2026
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Throughout the nearly four-week trial, defense attorneys have contended that the government cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their clients intended to join a criminal racketeering conspiracy.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Moments later, as his father was wrapped in a silver and gold emergency thermal blanket before being placed on a stretcher, Oun wiped away a flood of tears – a release of more than a week’s worth of agonizing suspense.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Los Angeles didn’t need suspense marketing.—
John Shallman,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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The carefree, hyper-commercial fantasy once sold by the music industry feels harder to sustain in an era shaped by economic anxiety, climate dread, burnout culture, and perpetual online consciousness.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Bracing for a full metro Atlanta freeway to close for nearly 60 hours induces a dread similar to having to clean a garage for the first time in years.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
24 May 2026
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Rarely has a document been at once as mysterious and anticlimactic as the Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 election, which, after much drama and angst, was finally published on Thursday.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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When Ferrari launched its first SUV, the Purosangue in 2022, much angst was expressed by traditionalists.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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For a writer of Wilde’s stature, mental starvation was a greater torment than physical hardship.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
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Having not won the SPL since joining in January 2023, this was supposed to be the night the 41-year-old Portuguese forward ended the torment.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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To put it plainly, there is no foreboding El Niño cloud that will appear above your house, and many random weather events will still occur that have few, if any, tangible links to the weather phenomenon.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The discordant, Bernard Herrmann-esque bursts of María Portugal’s rich score ratchet up the suspense and foreboding.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Instead, with Wembanyama setting the tone with his Ray Allen impersonation early and maintaining force on both ends throughout, these young Spurs found themselves on the brink of what would be a landscape-changing upset.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Sixers, fresh off an upset over Boston, practically folded after losing Game 1 by 39.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
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