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I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
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Finally, the sound reaches the jittery group gathered beneath the marble archways outside the palazzo’s guest villa.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Investors hope a strong showing can help sooth jittery markets worried that the continuing climb in Treasury yields will continue to hinder growth names , raise borrowing costs, curb consumer spending and corporate investment.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
If Potter goes early then the failure is down to jittery owners rather than the manager.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Investors hope a strong showing can help sooth jittery markets worried that the continuing climb in Treasury yields will continue to hinder growth names , raise borrowing costs, curb consumer spending and corporate investment.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
If Potter goes early then the failure is down to jittery owners rather than the manager.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Jittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jittery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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