numbed
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The numbed stage: The only cease-fire is in the markets.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Is it strange to suggest that, 35 years on, after becoming numbed by synthetic superhero kinetics, Woo’s brand of over-the-top now feels more grounded?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024
And, finally, the Prime Directive of 2024: Never, ever become numbed by the endless drumbeat of outrages.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024
His most recent major triumph, at the 2022 French Open, came on a painful left foot that needed to be numbed with multiple injections.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024
He had numbed himself, according to Ana, the therapist who Mark and Linda sent him to, so that he wouldn’t feel any future pain.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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