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sensation

[sen-say-shuhn] / sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /




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But women who have spent years managing other people’s domestic uncertainty recognize the sensation.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

That makes Nav1.7 an unusual therapeutic target because it appears to influence both the sensation of pain and the physical deterioration of joint tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Most players will tell you that hitting a home run—especially in a critical moment of a big game—is a sensation that can’t be topped,” Mr. Winfield writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Td also like to spend more time in front of a camera, so that I get used to the sensation of being taped.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The mind learns that disconnecting can allow a person to get space from the sensations, emotions, or experiences that are painful or overwhelming.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The term refers to the difficulty of explaining how electrical and chemical activity in the brain gives rise to subjective experience, including sensations, emotions, thoughts, and the personal feeling of being alive.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

They were called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and sold an estimated 120–300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling musical acts of all time globally.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

For me, I’m a bit autistic; sometimes when I’m at a show, I get different sensations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I felt all breath and light leaving me,” he said, in a subsequent description of his sensations.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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