as in stinging
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Jean-Philippe Mateta, named in France’s World Cup squad earlier this month, reacted superbly after Rayo keeper Augusto Batalla could only parry a stinging Wharton shot from the edge of the box.
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Coming up short in the 2025 ISL boys lacrosse championship left a stinging sensation for Tabor Academy.
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As Luke walks off, his shirt undone and his furry belly prickling in the desert cold, Danny turns and stares out into the backyard.
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Retatrutide has shown similar side effects, as well as a prickling sensation known as dysesthesia.
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Dickerson was the first physician to treat Mike Studeny, who was diagnosed with a non-bleeding stroke.
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In tests using mice, after surgical damage to the liver, AGCL was able to perform significantly better than other current anti-bleeding agents, with normal liver function returning just two weeks after its application.
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Indeed, when Orion disappears below the western horizon during spring evenings, the Scorpion is poking his head up in the southeast.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
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His core argument is that abundance carries hidden costs the effort of evaluating options, the fear of picking wrong and the nagging sense that some other choice might have been better.
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Sometimes nagging and mysterious injuries can be the result of weak glutes.
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As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.
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Better known by her pseudonymous social media handle Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein left behind a complicated legacy, puncturing art world pieties with both satirical and serious memes and occasionally making inflammatory statements.
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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Just months after the epic conclusion of Stranger Things, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown are already itching to get back on set together.
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Because of Prime Day, the Blink Outdoor 4 XR system is 65% off—which is a big deal for anyone itching to upgrade their home security.
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“Pricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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