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nerve

[nurv] / nɜrv /




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But if the MPs now signalling support for a split hold their nerve, the challenge could prove more consequential than early sceptics assume.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It is active in several organs, including the heart and the brain, where it supports healthy nerve cell function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The nerve of him, to go on pretending he was not Edward Ashton!

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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