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  • plural of nerve.
  • present tense form of nerve (3rd person singular).
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nerves



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Jaissle needs a good start - and more players - to settle the Toon Army's nerves.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“My nerves motivated me, but then they turned around and paralyzed me,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Instead of focusing only on destroying cancer cells, future therapies might interrupt the signaling between macrophages and the nerves that appear to support tumor growth.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Some said they did have side effects, with one feeling tired and a bit queasy "almost like nerves" when he first started but adding he felt that was worth it for the results he saw.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I close my eyes, trying to get my nerves under control.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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