raw nerve
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The announcement struck a raw nerve in a French public concerned about the disappearance of local jobs amid a flood of Asian imports, and triggered the departure of a number of brands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Chatting with Park, 38, and Stella, 20, it’s clear how they are able to hit that raw nerve, in part because it feels like you are talking to two versions of the same person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
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
For many Arabs this hits a raw nerve.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
Like an exposed raw nerve, he just stands there, holding that bizarre hybrid terror tool, and I realize that thing is the physical manifestation of everything he fears.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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