nerve
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The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Low B12 can cause anaemia, fatigue, nerve problems, numbness or tingling, and sometimes memory problems or confusion.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 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
She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya's serve.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I worked up the nerve to ask him if he knew why Great-Grampy JonJon stopped playing baseball, and his face scrunched up as though he’d never thought about it before.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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