twitch
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Evans says the gesture was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
For decades, encountering such a scene, I used to stop, then wait to see a leg twitch, a chest rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
"Every time he gets an opportunity it's quick twitch and ready to go. I've never seen a guy who prepares himself every day like he's gonna start and play 48 minutes."
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
"This occurs in a very rapid fashion. You can activate the macrophage and make the muscle twitch subtly almost immediately," Jankowski says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025
The cinema man's lips twitch numbers as he paces down the pavement, slow as a coffin bearer.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
“There were moments, there were twitches, there were things — I thought I was having pinched nerves in my neck, and they were quite frequent,” Andrews said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Mice receiving 4e showed significantly fewer head twitches, which scientists use as a reliable indicator of psychedelic-like activity in rodents, than mice treated with psilocybin.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
She experiences motor twitches, such as jaw jerks, vocal tics and coprolalia - involuntarily using obscene or offensive language - which she says can be "embarrassing" when she's in public.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
By subconsciously mirroring even the subtlest twitches of expression and biological rhythms of other people, we can channel their thoughts and feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The scars are not the worst part, nor even the way his mouth twitches.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
As the hours went on, Spiderman twitched less.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2023
Deb Dauphinais, a dive instructor, said she thought the shark was dead, but when it twitched she motioned for her husband to come over and help.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
The rear twitched through the long right-hander at Turn Seven; Leclerc caught it but could not stop the car nosing into the barriers.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
He occasionally twitched his head or shook his hands.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Her nose twitched and her ears went back at my defensive tone.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Dubois - twitching his shoulders, stretching his neck and constantly fidgeting - insisted the "talking was done", while Wardley rolled his eyes and smiled beside him.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
And right now, with the yield curve doing interpretive dance and credit spreads twitching like a politician’s eye during a deposition, banks have decided that the most profitable thing they can do is absolutely nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
That left the fingers twitching fruitlessly, but even a failed attempt creates data that will be used in training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
So I just sat there in the darkness with Wishbone twitching in his sleep beside me and said, “I do like those blue streaks in your hair.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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