nerve
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Congress over its growing business ties—with crypto companies, drone makers and a nuclear fusion company—Kushner’s development projects have managed to strike a nerve in the Balkans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But if the MPs now signalling support for a split hold their nerve, the challenge could prove more consequential than early sceptics assume.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The joke resonated because it touched a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Low B12 can cause anaemia, fatigue, nerve problems, numbness or tingling, and sometimes memory problems or confusion.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
All complex animals have nerve cells, but no animal has as many nerve cells as humans do.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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