stroke
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Mom told me he’d had a massive stroke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Loneliness has been linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety and premature death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Charlotte is worried about Sylvie's high blood pressure as a recent stroke patient and the crew decide to get her to hospital quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a stroke, the imbalance of reliability issues between the Mercedes drivers has been wiped out, as Russell acknowledged.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Meanwhile Klenam and I made the fufu, me pounding the steaming plantain and cassava together in the large wooden mortar while she turned and shaped the blended mass adeptly between each stroke of the pestle.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Luke McCowan stroked home the winner after just 28 seconds and played positively, while in the back four Dane Murray, and Marcelo Sarrachi stood out in a gutsy display.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
The Ghanaian stroked in his first Premier League goal in sky blue during a 2-0 win over Wolves after netting in the FA Cup and League Cup on his first two City appearances.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Pundits who failed to predict the operation in the first place gravely stroked their chins before intoning that the Venezuelan adventure must inevitably fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Penelope stroked the children’s heads and murmured soothing noises.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
Because like when she does the chime stroking things or like, the brush strokes, which are the really soft sounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Immovable, except for his gaze and his fingers stroking his gun, the man didn’t care that he was blocking the saloon’s doorway.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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