stroke
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It was discovered in hospital that he had experienced a stroke.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The 53-year-old senator began experiencing numbness in his arm and was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a stroke.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Friedman pushed back on the notion that age was to blame, saying that explanation was painting with too broad of a stroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
That is how far residents of Fredonia, a small town in the central US state of Kansas, must travel for cardiology care in the event of a heart attack or stroke.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
I compelled my hand to stroke his fur, and Fig started his revved-up-engine purr.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Tofino approached each of his handlers in turn as they knelt in shallow water and stroked his sides.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
She turned on a heart-shaped computer light, stroked back her long hair and unmuted herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
There was an early advantage for PSG when Eberechi Eze stroked his penalty wide after a stuttering run up, but Gunners keeper David Raya responded by saving Nuno Mendes' effort.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Afraid to untie or untape her sister for fear of incurring—a word which here means “bringing about”—Count Olaf’s wrath, Violet stroked Sunny’s hair and murmured that everything was all right.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
The movie shows this discovery as a tender moment, with only a few days passing and Almásy lying next to Katharine’s recently deceased body, stroking her hair.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
There were only 22 seconds between Sam Burns completing his final round and Fox stroking home the 11-footer on Royal Birkdale's 18th green.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mbeumo was the architect of the goal, stroking a superb pass to Etta Eyong, whose movement off the ball created space and he beat Loyce Mbaba with a shot between the legs of the goalkeeper.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Ms. Waller-Bridge was almost as funny as Jean Smart in “Hacks,” which lost the Emmy to Seth Rogen’s wobbly vehicle “The Studio,” another example of the industry stroking itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
“Great turnout,” he says, stroking his blue tie.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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