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nerve

[nurv] / nɜrv /




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The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

She then held her nerve in the second, recovering from being broken as she tried to serve out victory before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya's serve.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Just as importantly, the synapses that connect nerve cells were protected from deterioration.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Advanced cases of leprosy can cause blindness, nerve paralysis, painful sores, and deformity.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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