nerves
Example Sentences
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However, signs of a stabilizing job market could soothe nerves, especially if they’re combined with encouraging inflation data.
From MarketWatch
A pair of crucial reports economic reports this coming week, on employment and consumer prices in January, could help sooth frayed nerves if they show a stabilizing labor market and steady inflation.
From MarketWatch
There would have been a few nerves when Mark Chapman departed for 28 but with Rashid and Mujeeb bowled out, Mitchell and Santner showed the required composure to complete the job.
From BBC
He’s ruthless in deciding which rhetorical nerves to hit and when to keep society’s blessing for moving his visions forward.
"Cephalopods use a complex system of muscles and nerves to exhibit dynamic control over the appearance and texture of their skin," Sun said.
From Science Daily
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