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nerve

[nurv] / nɜrv /




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He offers instead a soul-print in which Yarris’ plight is captured in the splayed nerve endings of the stage character he creates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Manchester United hold their nerve as first-half goals from Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko are enough for them to win an entertaining encounter with Brentford.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Scientists have identified pigment cells in fish eyes, internal organs in insects and fish, and even fine structures such as spider hairs and nerve cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

With otoferlin now present, the hair cells can fire—releasing the chemicals that carry sound signals to the hearing nerve and on to the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Where do you get the nerve to keep flying, when in a single year you’ve already survived being shot down twice?

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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