nerve

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But the way he tepidly bit into the sandwich and talked about it as a “product” struck a nerve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In brain organoids, which are miniature three dimensional models of brain tissue, sildenafil promoted nerve cell growth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Her face and teeth were agony and she discovered later from a maxillofacial surgeon, that he had knocked her vagus nerve out of place.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In 2018, the UK said Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in the British cathedral city of Salisbury.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a question I’d wondered for years, but never had the nerve or the opportunity to ask.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry