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When experiencing either emotion, everything — be it a piece of news, the prick of a finger, a conversation with a loved one living thousands of miles away — is magnified.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Carrie and Tony have been campaigning for SMA to be added to the conditions screened for in the heel prick testing offered to newborns.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

A flurry of such tests that look for multiple cancers with a prick are in various stages of development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Older participants regained motor strength and sensory abilities, such as feeling light touch or a pin prick, at levels similar to younger individuals.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026

In the main bar, under cover of the noise and laughter, Asta whispered, “She was startled when you asked that. I saw Kerin wake up and prick his ears.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

While the noise of the by-election pricks everyone's ears, Mark and his fellow constituents have their views on loudspeaker.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Aigul Khismatullina, Queen of the Night, impresses with the silvery pricks of her high notes, while Kwangchul Youn’s Sarastro, unsteady in middle register, takes on weight at the bottom of his bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

But they also rely on uncomfortable procedures, ranging from collecting small blood samples through frequent finger pricks to blood draws from a trained phlebotomist.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023

You could consider getting one shot in each arm if you want to avoid the discomfort of two needle pricks in the same arm.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

A cold draft hits me and pricks my skin with tiny stings as I imagine Keav staggering here alone to die among a thousand strangers.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

They are posed dashingly on the diagonal, the German dog, ears pricked, stacked as if in the show ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

After our dose of London air, we head back to the laboratory where I have my finger pricked and a sample of blood prepared for examination.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

At last, after three pricked fingers, I managed to fill the paper outline with red.

From Slate ● May 28, 2025

As unhappy as I had been in my sass’s house, a thorn of sadness pricked at me when it came time to leave.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

That’s where it started when I was pricking that bubble of comedians who think they’re changing the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025

The researchers found that people carrying three so-called Neanderthal variants in the gene SCN9A, which is implicated in sensory neurons, are more sensitive to pain from skin pricking after prior exposure to mustard oil.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

The current gold standard test—only conducted in specialized allergy clinics—involves pricking the skin and injecting a small amount of penicillin.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

He added: "We are determined to bring someone to justice and if your conscience isn't pricking you after all this time maybe a £50,000 reward will."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2022

Licking his chops he walked up the steps, lifted a bold demanding paw and scratched at the door, then sat down, pricking his ears expectantly.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford