nerve
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James began the year with a sciatic nerve injury that sidelined him for 14 games.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy holds his nerve to shoot a one-under par final round to win the 2026 Masters at Augusta, one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The council’s tech and national security directorate, which had been the nerve center for coordinating administration actions on tech and China, was dismantled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Sims was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in 2021 - a condition which starts in nerve and gland cells.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“You want to have a doctor do that. In case you got nerve damage or somethin’.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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