nerve
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The most striking feature of “The Story of Everything,” the science documentary that will appear in theaters on April 30, is the sheer nerve of the thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Creating writing situations where Blevins could hit a nerve, those feelings turned into the template for “All Dressed Up.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Their brains also showed higher levels of myelin around nerve fibers.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
"Consistency is so important as you need to be nailing it every time and hold your nerve."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
I’ve never known another commoner who had the nerve to do that.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing nerve
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