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tremor

[trem-er, tree-mer] / ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər /


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But it is a two-year tremor atop a 45-year trend that runs the other way, and the error nearly every commentator makes is to mistake the tremor for the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

She obviously has, and has had, an essential tremor.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Unless you stomp on the accelerator, it initially moves out on electric power and the gas engine soon joins in, sending a subtle, snoozy tremor through the structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The genetic neuroscience company said the Food and Drug Administration had granted breakthrough therapy designation for ulixacaltamide, a treatment for patients with essential tremor.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

His tremor, the mistakes...I could have protected him.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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