nerve
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Amyloid beta places additional stress on nerve cells, which leads to the formation of even more inactive GRK2.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Calcium and magnesium matter for bone, muscle and nerve function, but where possible they should come from food.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya's serve.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I’ve never known another commoner who had the nerve to do that.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing nerve
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