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numb

[nuhm] / nʌm /




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“Bond markets grow increasingly numb to headlines out of the Middle East with supply and European Central Bank color in focus,” Commerzbank’s Hauke Siemssen said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Many people are numb or marinating in indignation and anger.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

But in 2026, everything can be dramatized until we’re numb to the truth of what we’re seeing.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"I was quite numb," said Maria Wilson, Keely's grandmother.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

It was, indeed, bitterly cold, so cold that Rowan's flesh first stung and then grew numb.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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