stroke
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"We are responding to patients quicker in the community, particularly around calls which involve stroke and heart attacks."
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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 his stroke two years before he died, I helped him dress on difficult mornings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Smesko also pushed to rebuild Reese’s stroke, a frustrating and slow process, and it’s starting to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I reach slowly for the rag again, scoop up sand, press it against the sword blade and give it a stroke.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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
Mandhana stroked the ball beautifully but after she was dismissed, India fell away badly.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
He stroked my hair, which I’d worn loose that day.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
The 25-year-old converted from the penalty spot to set City on their way against Liverpool, before heading his second from Antoine Semenyo's cross and stroking into an open net to complete the hat-trick.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 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
Rohit used his experience to get through a testing opening spell from Josh Hazlewood before letting loose, stroking seven fours and two sixes in his 97-ball stay.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
“I don’t know,” I say, stroking her hair.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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