prick
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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 tests that look for multiple cancers with a single prick are in various stages of development.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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
Sitting in a tattoo studio chair and feeling the ongoing prick of the needle for up to seven hours is a repetitive, almost meditative act that helps ground her in the present moment, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
A person felt a prick and instantly recoiled, or saw a snake and leapt, or heard the sound of thundering hooves and stepped back off the street.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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