nerve
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That decision struck a nerve with the Japanese people.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Even with those numbers, you might wonder why Reagan had the nerve to campaign on a message proclaiming it was “Morning in America.”
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundle in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The story immediately struck a nerve among vocal gamblers who criticized Coppins’ sports-betting naivete and called the article a “hit piece.”
From Slate • May 5, 2026
There, on his hands and knees, playing right along with my brother, is someone I never thought would have the nerve to show up at our house in a million years.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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