nerve
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Using this model, the team discovered that nerve damage once believed to be permanent may actually be reversible under certain conditions.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The department has requested more than $54 billion for its drone nerve center, called the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG, up from around $225 million this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The good versions — the deeply custardy ones with crisp edges and pockets of surprise throughout — rely on balance, responsiveness and a little bit of nerve.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Before I lose my nerve, I say in a rush: “Only one girl at my school plays trombone.”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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