Word: frantic
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...Sept. 6, Zazi returned to the kitchenette for another night over the stove, punctuated by frantic calls to still unknown accomplices seeking bombmaking advice. On Sept. 8, he rented a car, arranging to drop it off in New York City. At that point, the investigation "amped up" again, the intelligence official says, as agents asked themselves the obvious question, "What does he have in his car that he can't put in an airplane? And who's waiting on the other end?" The timing was alarming: the eighth anniversary of 9/11 loomed, and Obama was due in Manhattan days later...
Over the past 20 minutes, you’ve felt a slow increase of anxiety. The sinking feeling of being completely overwhelmed is imminent. You feel uncomfortable, bordering on frantic, and try to calm yourself down to no avail. Finally, you begin to get the feeling that everyone is ahead of you, and panic sets in. No, this is not your organic chemistry section—it’s your daily cardio workout...
...frantic run-up to Afghanistan's presidential election has given way to a bitter anti-climax. Even as results trickle in, they are in danger of being overwhelmed by mounting claims of fraud from the leading candidates, who appear to be increasingly unlikely to back down should the final verdict not go their...
...There she took refuge with the Rev. Blake Lorenz, the pastor of a conservative Christian congregation, the Global Revolution Church, and his wife Beverly, whom the cheerleader and honor student had met on Facebook. Almost three weeks later, on Aug. 6, the Lorenzes finally let authorities and Rifqa's frantic parents know the girl was with them. Then, a few days later, Rifqa dropped a bombshell to an Orlando television station: she had run away, she claimed, because her family, angry about her conversion to Christianity, had "threatened to kill me." (Read "What's Holding Back Arab Women...
...incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policymakers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that too much money is now sloshing around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. "We're not in a full-blown bubble yet," says David Cui, China...