restlessness

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Noun
  • So there was a huge amount of political turmoil around continuing with the SALT cap.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The investigative updates Tuesday came as the CDC held an all-agency meeting where staffers hoped to get more details about last week’s shooting – the latest example of the ongoing turmoil at one of the world’s top health agencies, more than five years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • During her widowhood, in the early 1000s, out of grief or boredom, Lady Murasaki began writing The Tale of Genji in Japanese.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The story is a satire that follows a long flight between England and Australia, where passengers are forced to deal with boredom when the entertainment system fails.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize troops and put them on Title 32 orders in a state experiencing unrest.
    ALEX HORTON AND DAVID OVALLE THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Interior Ministry report explicitly suggested the recognition of a Palestinian state as a means of quelling Islamic unrest, according to a translation from the Center for Security Policy.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Engaged to German fashion designer Pinkus since 2023, Cyrus says her new positive outlook now includes the excitement of wanting to become a mom.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In retrospect, the high stakes arguably heighten the excitement of seeing how these writers dared and got away with it.
    Trish Bendix August 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Restlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restlessness. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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