1
as in fears
to experience concern or anxiety
they worried for days about whether the loan would be approved
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as in concerns
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
those strange noises outside the house worry me
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Recent Examples of worries
As neighborhoods have grown closer, Gordon worries not only about the animals’ safety, but also about the rescue’s long-term stability.
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Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Humans Still Need To Connect The Dots One thing that worries me is how quickly people assume AI understands consequences.
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David Van Ronk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
What worries Pierce the most is whether people have a choice in deciding how to finance their necessary medical procedures.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
What worries me most isn’t that AI will become smarter than humans.
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Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Patrick is all in, but Luke worries their relationship might hurt his blossoming political career.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
25 June 2026
And Arnold worries that federal lawmakers could actually pass more laws that are friendly to the industry, despite their years of advocacy on the issue.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Maveah Griffith,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Humans Still Need To Connect The Dots One thing that worries me is how quickly people assume AI understands consequences.
—
David Van Ronk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
What worries Pierce the most is whether people have a choice in deciding how to finance their necessary medical procedures.
—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
What worries me most isn’t that AI will become smarter than humans.
—
Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Patrick is all in, but Luke worries their relationship might hurt his blossoming political career.
—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
25 June 2026
And Arnold worries that federal lawmakers could actually pass more laws that are friendly to the industry, despite their years of advocacy on the issue.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worries
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For decades, the Iranian people have lived under a government that fears freedom above all else.
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While 54% of Californians reportedly support it, the measure faces significant opposition, including from Governor Newsom, who fears economic harm from billionaire departures.
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That case concerns a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that broadly shields members of such boards from being fired at will, in order to protect them from partisan interference.
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What concerns me is that many yung people are not indoctrinated about what the flag means.
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Loeb stresses that the council, which does not have a budget outside of some reimbursement for travel expenses for members, is not intended to be an echo chamber.
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Patients should still take their prescribed medications, Eisenman stresses.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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What bothers me is the implication of a Labubu National Team full of these things.
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Kate, for her part, frets that her grieving husband is lacking male companionship.
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Baelor’s brother, Maekar — who actually delivered the killing blow — also frets over how Duncan has changed the course of history.
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He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
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The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well.
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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
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The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.
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