nervous
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These measurements can reflect how the nervous system detects and processes painful signals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Knowing all eyes would be fixed on her when she was handed her degree, Keerthana says she was nervous for her graduation ceremony - but it passed more quickly than she thought it might.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I was a little nervous, but Chris did it first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Traders are also growing increasingly nervous that renewed strikes between US and Iranian forces could reignite inflation as oil prices creep higher.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
And since the night of the fire he had been even quieter and more nervous than before.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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