nerve
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It holds heat, keeps its nerve, and moves easily from stovetop to oven to broiler and back again without asking you to switch vessels or overthink it.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
“Alzheimer’s is the progressive failure and loss of synapses and nerve cells, which patients experience as failing memory, failing thinking and lost independence,” Vissel tells MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The most striking feature of “The Story of Everything,” the science documentary that will appear in theaters on April 30, is the sheer nerve of the thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
She was treated for a rare type of blood clot linked to the vaccine and said she still suffers from health problems, including damaged lungs, joint pain and nerve damage.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
After August died, I got up my own nerve to tell them that.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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