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Some are betting that a sustained rise in bond yields could prick what many see as a bubble in AI-driven stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

Babies can be identified as having SMA through a heel prick test and early treatment can prolong their lives.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 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

The piece of cotton she presses on the prick feels like a tiny cloud.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

The mention of snow in our forecasts always pricks people ears up, whether it is the prospect of sledging and snowball fights, or the threat of travel disruption and school closures.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024

Resembling a continuous glucose monitor, the device sits on the skin outside the body while the microneedle pricks the skin to sample fluids.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

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

Bob pricks his ears and joins me by the window.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

The consumption of iron ore has pricked up from low levels, while steel mills are restocking ahead of the holiday, providing some support to demand, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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

I clenched my teeth, aimed the flat triangular needle, and pricked again.

From Slate ● May 28, 2025

On a Tuesday morning at school, Betsy was determined to lead by example when getting her thumb pricked so Lesley could squeeze out enough blood to check her blood count.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

Her needle pricked her fingers, and when her blood dripped, she stitched it into the red peonies.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

It is only then, once you are still, that a now low, whipping wind, riddled with sand begins pricking and abrading your skin and collecting in the pages of your novel; it is intolerable.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025

"You're pricking pomposity and you're exposing hypocrisy. That's the point of satire."

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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

Trust me, I wanted to, water pricking at my eyelids, but no way.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds