nerve
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The disease, known as Friedreich ataxia, causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to gradually deteriorate.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He hadn’t wanted to cry, but when he reached the nerve endings his body simply began reacting on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Fernandes kept his nerve to drive home his second attempt and then, in a frenzied atmosphere, Matheus Cunha scored twice in the final seven minutes.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The youth protests have struck a nerve with the wider public, at a time when Europe is gearing up for a wave of key elections in Spain, France, Italy and Greece over the coming year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Before I could lose my nerve, I grabbed a few things and left Grandma’s booth.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
His nerves seemed to visibly ease, so much so that at one point he put his hands in his pockets.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
It is softer than enamel and contains tiny channels that can transmit sensations toward the nerves inside the tooth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Last week, Oracle’s management team seemingly calmed Wall Street’s nerves with its discussion of the financing that could be expected in the future.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
But even that deal showed the strains of the current environment: Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan had to personally intervene in negotiations at the last minute to calm banks’ nerves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Even Star moaned when the Dragon roared, and when he stroked her neck to calm her, he would feel the nerves jumping under her long, soft wool.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
“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
After greeting old shutterbug pals, Tony nerved himself up to his first speech as a representative of the royal family.
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
"I am afraid there is nobody at home but me," replied Philip, nerving himself to shut the door.
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
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