stroke
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On one occasion, while Mindy was in hospital after a stroke, a nurse referred to Linda as Mindy's husband.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Doctors often prescribe blood thinners to these patients to reduce the chance of blood clots and stroke.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s also linked with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety and premature death.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Rowing, like life, is a constant state of resetting yourself,” says Teagan, explaining the four-stage cycle of a stroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
When I reached up to stroke her ear, I think she hoped I had brought her a potato.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
She turned on a heart-shaped computer light, stroked back her long hair and unmuted herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
There was an early advantage for PSG when Eberechi Eze stroked his penalty wide after a stuttering run up, but Gunners keeper David Raya responded by saving Nuno Mendes' effort.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
She said while he was "not a good sleeper" he quickly went back to sleep by having his head stroked.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
I stroked her hair, wondering what would happen to her.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The movie shows this discovery as a tender moment, with only a few days passing and Almásy lying next to Katharine’s recently deceased body, stroking her hair.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
McGinn collected Youri Tielemans' long ball and remained cool, sidestepping the 'keeper and stroking the ball into the empty net.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
Ms. Waller-Bridge was almost as funny as Jean Smart in “Hacks,” which lost the Emmy to Seth Rogen’s wobbly vehicle “The Studio,” another example of the industry stroking itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Ola Abu Said sits gently stroking the hair of her son Amar.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Gently stroking Fig’s gray coat, I whispered, “It’s all good.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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