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handwringing
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hand·wring·ing or hand wringing  (hndrngng)
n.
1. Clasping and squeezing of the hands, often in distress.
2. An excessive expression of distress: handwringing by some experts over the state of the economy.
handwringer, hand wringer n.


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The press' failure here spawns an unproductive cycle in which committees of "concerned journalists" and other handwringers issue fretting reports, and top outlets point defensively to a few stories they did.
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