stroke
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“I married a wonderful man with a good income. He left his job due to health issues and suffered a massive stroke at 53.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Cut to a September 2026 interview with The Guardian, a month before his fifth album, “Fudge,” was due to come out: Kiwanuka revealed he’d suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in July 2025.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
After Kim Jong Il suffered a stroke in 2008, his youngest son was rapidly promoted through the ranks.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
After his stroke two years before he died, I helped him dress on difficult mornings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Boomer settles beside me, and I stroke his soft fur as I listen to the stream rippling slowly past.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
She turned on a heart-shaped computer light, stroked back her long hair and unmuted herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside," the 31-year-old barber told AFP as he stroked his mother's leg under her hospital blanket.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
I stroked Fig’s gray coat, and his body vibrated with his purrs.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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
Griezmann, on a now-frequent substitute appearance, wrapped up the win by stroking home late on for his second goal in his last two games.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 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
“God has heard our prayers,” said Kushal, stroking the cub’s head as he held her.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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