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The movement signals originate in the deepest layers of the optic tectum and travel through nerve fibers to the opposite side of the spinal cord.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The youth protests have struck a nerve with the wider public, at a time when Europe is gearing up for a wave of key elections in Spain, France, Italy and Greece over the coming year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

But it’s important to note that amid the chaos, we’re hearing one throughline: While Wall Street may be losing its nerve over AI, corporate buyers aren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

This was particularly significant because the degeneration of these same nerve cells is a central feature of Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

When the coast was clear, I moved quickly before I could lose my nerve.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

His nerves seemed to visibly ease, so much so that at one point he put his hands in his pockets.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

To ease nerves about giving large amounts of money while you’re still alive, dig into the numbers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

But even that deal showed the strains of the current environment: Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan had to personally intervene in negotiations at the last minute to calm banks’ nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

That helped steady nerves among investors who have started to question the vast sums pumped into the AI build-out and when they will see returns, with the spike in borrowing costs compounding concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Reeling in my nerves, I pressed on, inhaling the first page.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“He can get a little nerved up in the paddock,” said Shirreffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Then followed a few scruffy years on local TV, including his celebrated stint as a smart-aleck weatherman, before he nerved himself to head to Los Angeles in 1975.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2017

Less a teen-age Rangerphile than an arachnophobe encountering a tarantula, I nerved myself to walk over to where Lindsay sat and confronted him, boy to man.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 19, 2015

With the agility and speed of a backcourt guard, he un nerved opponents by blocking numerous shots, scoring 145 points and leading the team in rebounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I needed some fresh air,” I tell him, which is indicative of how nerved up I am.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Amateur championships nerving himself up to proper pitch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, in the salty little city of Bath, Me., the moment lor which Mrs. Vanderbilt had been nerving herself finally arrived.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the story starts, the singer is nerving herself to ask a doctor whether or not she has a cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

She stood outside nerving herself for the ordeal, knowing her desk would be the only one without flowers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Mrs. Timberlake turned slowly toward her, and Caroline was aware of a spasmodic stiffening of her figure, as if she were nerving herself for an outburst.

From The Builders by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow