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trepidation

tre pi day shuhn

  • n  a feeling of alarm or dread

  • In France, some vintners await his thrice-yearly tasting visits with the same trepidation that restaurateurs have for the annual Le Guide Michelin ratings.
  • As the anniversary of the A-bomb explosion over Hiroshima approaches, the world has reason to view the nuclear proliferation with trepidation.
  • This national political movement engenders passionate enthusiasm among its followers and a large measure of trepidation among many opponents.
News & Articles

  • The Crossing opens its festival with a Baltic stunner
    The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral was darkened and the the Crossing choir was positioned in a circle, facing inward, with sound seeming to come from everywhere and nowhere. But even a healthy sense of trepidation had no place at Saturday's opening of the group's annual Month of Moderns festival, in which artistic director Donald Nally unveiled his latest stunning Baltic discovery, Chu dal by ...
    June 19, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Memoto's Wearable Camera Auto-Captures Your Memories
    With new technology often comes trepidation — people ask, do we really need this, and what's the worst case scenario? From the printing press to the radio and, of course, the Internet , skeptics find a way to spread tall tales of impending doom. But the fear is quickly set aside as we adopt new gadgets or programs, even if a little clumsily at first. The same will be with Memoto, the lifelogging ...
    June 18, 2013 - Mashable
  • The Threat of a Declining China
    Many Americans view China’s emergence as the world’s second largest economy with trepidation. The US, it seems, is in decline. China is a ‘rising power’ destined to take over America’s role as global hegemon sometime in the not-too-distant future.
    June 18, 2013 - The Gilmer Mirror
Quotes

  • Joe Maddon in SI.com
    This has not been his most effective place to pitch, and he's been very effective at home,Maddon said. "Kaz has been good here. And again, you look at what Kaz has done recently, and I understand everybody's trepidation, but I feel...
  • Joe Torre in International Herald Tribune
    I guess I do have some trepidation,Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "You have to do it at some point. He's ready to do it. He's been down longer than he wanted to be. He has no restrictions. You have to hope for the best."
  • Alex McLeish in AFP
    McLeish added: "I don't have any trepidation with the new owner taking over. As far as I am aware, my contract protects me. But I am looking at it positively, having new owners, working together. They are ambitious, I'm ambitious, let's see if we...

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