raw nerve
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The humanitarian tragedy of some 100,000 Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan with a predominantly Armenian population, followed a brutal military operation last month and touched a raw nerve in Europe.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
And in 2017, a viral video of the son of a prominent lawmaker crediting his career success to “great genes” touched a raw nerve among those with fewer connections and more troubles.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
For the most part, “Fall” works because it plucks on the same raw nerve, over and over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
But it is for some a raw nerve - and the US decision will touch that.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2022
Hard scales brush past my raw nerve endings.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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