stroke
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Some executives and investors said they perceived that his mental acuity had deteriorated compared with before the stroke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
French newspaper Le Figaro and TV station BFM reported that Kavinsky, born Vincent Belorgey, died from a suspected stroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Between 2020 and May 2026, Comwel ruled that 46 warehouse and delivery workers, including Jang, died of a stroke or heart disease that count as work-related deaths.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Semax: In Russia, this peptide is approved to treat serious issues like stroke or optic-nerve conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Boomer wags his way into the kitchen, and I stroke his head as I eat.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mandhana stroked the ball beautifully but after she was dismissed, India fell away badly.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The Senegalese received the ball just inside the area and stroked it into the far corner of the net as he fell.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Pundits who failed to predict the operation in the first place gravely stroked their chins before intoning that the Venezuelan adventure must inevitably fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Tenderly, the Walker stroked the small, humped back with his grimy finger.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
McGinn collected Youri Tielemans' long ball and remained cool, sidestepping the 'keeper and stroking the ball into the empty net.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
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
Ola Abu Said sits gently stroking the hair of her son Amar.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
“No llores, m’ija,” the old man said, stroking her hair as he begged her not to cry.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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