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Recent Examples of cold feet
And if someone ends up getting cold feet over giving an AI agent access to their entire lives?
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
This was a big deal for Baltimore, which is probably why some believe this was more about having cold feet than any medical reasons.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Watch exclusive 'Rental Family' scene In an exclusive scene, Phillip (Fraser) gets cold feet about being the groom in a young woman’s fake wedding to please her parents, and co-worker Aiko (Mari Yamamoto) has to snap him out of it.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
This was a big deal for Baltimore, which is probably why some believe this was more about having cold feet than any medical reasons.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Watch exclusive 'Rental Family' scene In an exclusive scene, Phillip (Fraser) gets cold feet about being the groom in a young woman’s fake wedding to please her parents, and co-worker Aiko (Mari Yamamoto) has to snap him out of it.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
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The uncertainty over how the Supreme Court will rule could be an extra inducement for people suing Bayer to accept the pending deal, which is not dependent on the outcome of the case.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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And du Rusquec’s quiet exit, without a media announcement or permanent replacement, adds to the uncertainty around the brand’s direction.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office and the Draper City prosecutor both declined to file charges against Paul in April, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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There’s a bit of bad dream and doubt, and a bit of songwriting tips and tricks.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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But fights are just as integral to the Netflix show created by Lee Sung Jin, and the series’ sound team needed to do even more meticulous work building visceral senses of anger, stress, and dread that slowly swallow up the characters and steer them into making a compounding set of poor decisions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the Wild, with so much futility on their shoulders, with so much fan angst and frustration and hope — actual hope!—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Stocks slipped below record highs on April 28, as traders absorbed rising angst in tech stocks, surging oil prices and news that the United Arab Emirates planned to leave the OPEC group.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet, Seth and Bynum are skeptical of Herold, whose torment and anguish cloaks him better than his long grey coat.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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More papules emerge as blisters burst, prolonging the torment.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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That’s not to say the decisions were easy and lacked a sense of foreboding.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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None more so than her best friend, Liza, who is haunted by the foreboding last words Jane said to her.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
11 Apr. 2026
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These are the kinds of performances a team needs to pull off an upset of the magnitude that the Wolves just pulled off.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Others have shown flashes of brilliance or loom as long-shot upsets.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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“Cold feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20feet. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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