twitch
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Her performance is a cross between an AA meeting and The Exorcist, as dancers in plastic chairs twitch and shake to the song's ever-changing tempo.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Because D5 fully activated the same receptor targeted by psychedelics, the scientists expected it to produce head twitch responses in mice, a widely used indicator of hallucinogenic-like effects.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Every time he gets an opportunity it's quick twitch and ready to go. I've never seen a guy who prepares himself every day like he's gonna start and play 48 minutes."
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
His muscles twitch, so I pull my hand away, but I’m curious, so I ask, “Why the compass?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Mice receiving 4e showed significantly fewer head twitches, which scientists use as a reliable indicator of psychedelic-like activity in rodents, than mice treated with psilocybin.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
At 7 inches tall, this hare pitcher, hand painted one strand of fur at a time, is so lifelike it nearly twitches its nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
His nose twitches are as dramatic as an ingenue’s gasp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
Antipsychotic medications and antibiotics failed to help; eventually, she could no longer recognize family members, developed severe facial twitches, then lapsed into a coma and was intubated after having trouble breathing.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Gamble was talking very quickly, head moving in jerky twitches.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
She had been struggling with an ankle injury and said she "twitched" her neck during podium training on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
As the hours went on, Spiderman twitched less.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2023
Deb Dauphinais, a dive instructor, said she thought the shark was dead, but when it twitched she motioned for her husband to come over and help.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
He occasionally twitched his head or shook his hands.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
His face twitched in anger and turned away.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
It “often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech,” the clinic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
We glided along the crowded test route, the steering wheel twitching with small, silent, necessary adjustments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
And right now, with the yield curve doing interpretive dance and credit spreads twitching like a politician’s eye during a deposition, banks have decided that the most profitable thing they can do is absolutely nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
It took a bit more nibbling, whisker stroking, and tail twitching to establish that by ekorn the fishermen meant squirrel, while eikenøtt seemed to be the Norwegian word for acorn.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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