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jitters

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jitters,
1 irregularities in ultrasound echo locations caused by mechanical or electronic disturbances.
2 a very uneasy, nervous feeling.

jitters
'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics


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He recounts past food predicaments, including the inflation of food prices, the inequitable distribution of food surpluses, and Cold War jitters about the appeal of communism to malnourished people.
There are already jitters that small-cap tech stocks and semiconductor companies--those viewed as a barometer for future growth--will reduce their earnings projections for the last quarter of the year.
: Some couples with nuptials planned aboard the Queen Mary are experiencing wedding-day jitters of a different sort: they're wondering whether the venue will still be around when they take their vows, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.
 
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