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Recent Examples of cold feet
Whether that will turn out to be a safer bet as investors are starting to get cold feet over AI as well?
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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Chinese renewables manufacturers currently face huge uncertainty — and often hostility — while doing business in Europe.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Higher interest rates, lower housing turnover and economic uncertainty have challenged the company, as homeowners delay the pricier projects typically spurred by buying or selling a home.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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There is no doubt the administration’s policies have exacerbated long-standing issues.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The judges said prosecutors had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendants had made false representations.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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This show doesn’t immediately reveal who killed whom, instead jumping back and forth in time to maintain the suspense.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Both seasons deliver slow-burn suspense and shifting perspectives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mirror images except for the fact that Jelani has his hair in dreads, while Ari goes with the more retro-look afro.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers who fluctuate between sizes, dread sitting in rigid denim, have arthritis, and are in the early stages of pregnancy also give the jeans a thumbs-up for their flexible fit, breathable fabric, and easy pull-on design.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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That beginning set off ten days of actors and filmmakers being asked at press conferences for their stances on global political issues, and social media angst over those responses.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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The fiscal angst is most obvious in urban school districts, where enrollment declines are most severe and where unions are the strongest, often spending heavily to elect friendly school board members.—
Dan Walters,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of torment, what happened to Mediodía?—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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Oooof, this emotional torment hits so good!—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 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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Pine Ridge, seeded seventh in the eight-team region, has pulled off four straight rankings upsets.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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McKinney Boyd makes history Boyd, which went 10-6 in District 6-6A, arguably had the upset of the first round — and made history while doing so.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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