jerking
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An early riser, Witkoff begins his day as it ends, pacing with his cellphone on a video call, its camera jerking haphazardly around the interior of his waterfront Miami mansion or private jet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
When Megan Hastings was 10 years old she began having "jerking tics" but thought it was anxiety.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
As for Arthur, the eye midge grants him a second life of sorts, popping itself into his dead skull and jerking him from prone into a seated position.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
When that happens, they build up pressure and eventually as they pull and push harder and harder, they break, jerking away from each other and leading to earthquakes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
I asked, jerking my head toward the paper she still clutched in her hand.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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