adrenaline
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Several times while training for Ironman triathlons, I’ve crashed my bike and jumped right back up—there was so much adrenaline flowing that I didn’t feel pain in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“When you see you’re near the top your adrenaline gets you through it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Stoecker, who finished fifth in the women's skeleton finals on Saturday, also told Radio 4's Today programme that the circus had definitely prepared her for the "adrenaline" of skeleton.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
It delivers a shot of adrenaline, while a snakebite pen could inject heparin.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The dragon had left her quaking, and even now she still shook with the adrenaline, though her expression dared him to mention it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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