numb
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"We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to these figures. Behind every single one of them is a family who is struggling to get a roof over their heads."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"I don't feel sad, just numb," she said, adding that she felt the whole experience of reporting the allegation left her feeling like her dignity was "stripped away".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“I usually feel numb, like a doctor, but sometimes it’s impossible.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
You arrive to the therapist’s office, perhaps anxious, flustered, maybe numb.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The guards did not stop us and at last the entire street was marching in place, pounding tattered shoes against the frozen ground, driving circulation back into numb feet and legs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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