twitch
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Her performance is a cross between an AA meeting and The Exorcist, as dancers in plastic chairs twitch and shake to the song's ever-changing tempo.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Because D5 fully activated the same receptor targeted by psychedelics, the scientists expected it to produce head twitch responses in mice, a widely used indicator of hallucinogenic-like effects.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
As you might guess about someone who topped Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the Baftas, Mr. Aramayo is astonishing, giving an intensely committed performance of every twitch, shout and click.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
“Even the smallest twitch is causing wild swings in all corners of the market,” he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
No pause of her fork or rapid blinking or twitch of a finger or small smile.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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
There were cases of dementia, weight loss, unsteadiness, jerking movements and facial twitches.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
At 7 inches tall, this hare pitcher, hand painted one strand of fur at a time, is so lifelike it nearly twitches its nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
His nose twitches are as dramatic as an ingenue’s gasp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
His lip twitches, and he’s getting pinker by the insult.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
As the hours went on, Spiderman twitched less.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 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
When they sat together for polite exchanges through translators, greeting each other as "dear friend", Mahler said Putin had slouched, twitched his leg, clenched his fist and looked at the floor, suggesting underlying agitation.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
Jabir’s fingers twitched, the subtlest of hand commands.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
We glided along the crowded test route, the steering wheel twitching with small, silent, necessary adjustments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 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
Ms Hoes, 47, from Cwmbran, noticed her daughter was twitching at night and thought she may have symptoms.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
My eyelid starts twitching, which it does sometimes when I get nervous.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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