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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her medical test results.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although most people were relieved that the waiting game was over, the first days and nights were nerve-racking .
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I also discovered that being a guest on a talk show is pretty nerve-racking .
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It is never too early to score, but Sunderland faced a nerve-racking 55 minutes after that breakthrough.
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It was nerve-racking , having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed, and pushed them into soft mules.
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It was rather nerve-racking , sitting there all on his own.
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Once I had a rather nerve-racking experience with him when I was working the horse rake in the lower field.
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Soderberg had a nerve-racking time, which seemed to be over by late 1987.
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The unveiling was happy but nerve-racking .