nerves

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Following that advice would have required nerves of steel as the market initially pulled back at the outbreak of war but then paid off as stocks surged to record highs moving into June.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But their advantage in the series doesn’t all come down to their nerves of steel when the clock winds down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Sound possesses power, whether you’ll be weary from dancing or blissed out from the frequencies massaging your nerves.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

As that protection is gnawed away, the nerves stop being able to send the signals that help people walk, talk, and think clearly, or use their hands normally.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

My body bounced in my seat, my nerves stretching with each passing second.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas