nervous
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"For the first time, we can follow information flow from sensation to action across an entire nervous system," added co-author Arie Matsliah of the PNI.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The strategist is not usually a nervous nellie.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
An uneven job market and economic uncertainty are making buyers nervous about going through with a big purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“I’ll say that at the beginning of the day I felt way more nervous than at the end,” Lopez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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