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And more serious concerns such as a stroke need to be ruled out when dizziness or vertigo is accompanied by severe imbalance, double vision, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, trouble walking or decreased alertness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Sinn Féin assembly member Colm Gildernew told Good Morning Ulster there was a sense of numbness in the community.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Grace, what stands out to you about playing her in that state of numbness to her life crashing down?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

A numbness was creeping up his body, pulling him down into the earth.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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