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An emotionally complicated dance-pop album about the relationship between power and vulnerability, “Brat” struck a nerve in a weird cultural moment and finally brought Charli the kind of stardom she’d been openly seeking for ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I had to have radiotherapy twice and that's left me with instant early menopause, lymphoedema and nerve damage."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The left-hander used the combination of a drop shot followed by a lob to break Kartal's serve for a 3-2 lead and held her nerve from there.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Myelin is the protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers, helping electrical signals travel efficiently through the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dara has the nerve to pull said lothario aside for a whisper, and he nods and says, “See you after the show.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"We've all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone. It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey," said Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The gathering came during a week when investor nerves over rising borrowing costs and AI labs’ profitability hit semiconductor stocks and the bonds of AI infrastructure providers such as CoreWeave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Despite her nerves, she stands in the spotlight and sings Miss Danielle’s big number.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Soon, Wolf started performing at open-mic nights in Queens, trying to “psych” herself out of nerves onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Too much Mountain Dew,” Jonah said quickly, to make it clear that it hadn’t been from nerves or anything like that.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“He can get a little nerved up in the paddock,” said Shirreffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Then followed a few scruffy years on local TV, including his celebrated stint as a smart-aleck weatherman, before he nerved himself to head to Los Angeles in 1975.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2017

Less a teen-age Rangerphile than an arachnophobe encountering a tarantula, I nerved myself to walk over to where Lindsay sat and confronted him, boy to man.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 19, 2015

With the agility and speed of a backcourt guard, he un nerved opponents by blocking numerous shots, scoring 145 points and leading the team in rebounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nailer nerved himself up and called after the man.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Last week, in the salty little city of Bath, Me., the moment lor which Mrs. Vanderbilt had been nerving herself finally arrived.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amateur championships nerving himself up to proper pitch.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the story starts, the singer is nerving herself to ask a doctor whether or not she has a cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

She stood outside nerving herself for the ordeal, knowing her desk would be the only one without flowers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

See the huge creature with muscles of steel, his heart a furnace of glowing coal, and the strength of a thousand horses nerving his sinews.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 by Various