nerve
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However, many researchers now believe chronic inflammation in the brain may also be a key factor driving nerve cell damage.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
She held her nerve to assist Corteen-Coleman with Bhatia's run out off her bowling, before holding on to the sharp chance to dismiss Rodrigues who hammered the ball back at her.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The department has requested more than $54 billion for its drone nerve center, called the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG, up from around $225 million this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The good versions — the deeply custardy ones with crisp edges and pockets of surprise throughout — rely on balance, responsiveness and a little bit of nerve.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
With unbelievable nerve, Picasso, along with Georges Braque, a housepainter turned modernist painter, eliminated almost all color and perspective from their work.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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