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Some develop numbness or tingling in their hands and feet, poor balance, memory problems or what many describe as “brain fog”.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Cullen told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme there was a sense of numbness across the community for what is an awful tragedy.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

After the hack, I experienced numbness punctuated only by feelings of anger and shame.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Fadi sat back as the cold numbness that had frozen his body turned into hot, boiling anger.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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