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Joy and company must make room for a new set of emotions, led by Anxiety, an orange-toned bundle of nerves who talks a mile a minute, sports a passive-aggressive grimace of a smile, and offers ten solutions for every problem; even her hair seems to be multitasking.—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 His persona gleams with sheen and shine, but he is often tightly coiled, a bundle of nerves underneath glistening skin.—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023 If regional anesthesia is used, the anesthetic may be injected in the spine (spinal epidural block) or a shallow bundle of nerves behind the knee called the popliteal fossa.—Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023 In the procedure, a doctor uses a temporary, local anesthetic — like what a dentist would give before filling a cavity — and injects it into a specific bundle of nerves called the stellate ganglion on both sides of a person's neck.—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
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