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sensation

[sen-sey-shuhn] / sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /




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A declaration from basketball’s greatest sensation that he has limits, and won’t be provoked, poked, and pushed around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It can include seizures or changes in thinking, speech, vision, strength, sensation or balance.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

According to the study, TRPV4 does not simply create the sensation of itch.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Released last June, “KPop Demon Hunters” is a bona fide global sensation, a status that not even Netflix, its distributor, anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

She felt a peculiar sensation on her face, and it wasn’t until she touched her own cheeks that she realized they were wet with tears.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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