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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026 -
War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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In the conscious state, says Miller, such perturbations only briefly affect how the brain behaves.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rigid wings experienced abrupt destabilization, while passive soft wings without sensing and control struggled to recover from larger flow perturbations.—
Etiido Uko
March 09,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead, lawmakers allocated various one-time funds to reach the $4 million in state funding for the program — a temporary win, but one that’s left Fuhriman and providers feeling trepidation about the program’s stability.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 May 2026
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As evidence of their trepidation, CVS went to extraordinary lengths to ensure this bill never becomes law.—
Hendrell Remus,
Washington Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meloni, weakened by a recent referendum defeat and facing public unease over the conflict, has insisted that any use of Italian bases for offensive operations would require parliamentary backing.—
Giada Zampano,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Brent was trading above $100 a barrel on Friday, while shipping and insurance markets continue signaling deep unease despite periodic ceasefire headlines.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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These moments of sudden restlessness come for all of us sooner or later.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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Hours after the terrifying rampage, a similar fatal incident took place at Koodalminikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda when an elephant that had shown signs of restlessness during a ritual procession the night before broke out of its enclosure and attacked its handlers, per News Karnataka.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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There are signs to look for in potential abusive relationships, like isolation from friends and family, controlling behaviors and anxiousness.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the roller-coaster experience added anxiousness to a landscape for Chinese students that already includes language and cultural barriers and a tight job market.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bioluminescence of Pyrocystis lunula algae was sustained using chemical solutions rather than physical agitation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Studies show the drug works by affecting brain chemicals such as glutamate and dopamine to help calm the overactive signals in the brain linked to agitation.—
Dr. Jennifer Miao,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Science backs up this idea that our feelings about moist stem from a place of semantic uneasiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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According to a new report in Bloomberg, there’s been employee turnover and uneasiness amongst the staff at Trending, a company which encompasses Cooper’s Unwell Network of podcasts as well as ACE Entertainment, the production company started by Cooper’s husband Matt Kaplan.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Freneticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freneticism. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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