nervous
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In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The minimum threshold used to define deficiency may not capture early functional changes in the nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Buddy Bradley was the African-American choreographer who envisioned these moves and instilled in Matthews, a nervous performer, the confidence she needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
She said an officer told her she was just feeling nervous and that it was fine for the trial to go ahead.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
There was also the way he sometimes flapped his hands, when he was nervous or excited or thinking about something interesting.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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