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• Songs like this explain why the album hit a nerve with fans.
  — Alexis Oatman, Essence, 30 Sep. 2023
• And its combative tone seemed intended to strike a nerve.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
• But, regardless of how Winning Time drove it home, the death of Larry's dad hit a nerve in its viewers that could be a sign of where the show is going in the future.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• Something about them and something about that story really hit a nerve.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
• For Opel, who had been fired from education jobs, the Briggs Initiative hit a nerve.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• In Milwaukee, for-profit colleges touch a nerve: After several have closed in the city, some don't want to see others open.
  — Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
• After the cheery foot massage, though, Behar appeared to hit a nerve with the 53-year-old during a discussion about his potential run for office in his home state of Texas.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• But his latest intervention hit a nerve with the government.
  — Leila Sackur, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2023
• Numerous employees of the company wrote Mr. Anderson that his post had hit a nerve.
  — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• Libra September 23-October 22 A criticism that was meant to be constructive can strike a nerve for you.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• Memories of being confined to their homes and of panic buying that in some areas led to food shortages remain fresh in people’s minds and the idea of a return to Covid-style measures appears to have hit a nerve.
  — Chris Lau, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
• Skipping forward in two 12-year intervals, the film asks questions about love, time and geographic barriers that strike a nerve in all manner of viewers.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• While Kyte Baby’s actions appear to have been legal, its handling of the employee’s request seems to have hit a nerve with its customer base of parents — including some with preemies of their own.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• But more seasoned journalists in the newsroom congratulated me on writing something that hit a nerve.
  — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
• Dating in a picturesque tropical villa seems to always strike a nerve, but emotions will run especially deep for these couples.
  — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 10 May 2023
• Something about the teen drama with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey hit a nerve—especially that dance lift, which has developed a mystique of its own—and has continued to enchant audiences all these years.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 17 May 2022
• Knowing that many feel passionately about the brand, particularly after Westwood’s death, the show on Saturday appeared to touch a nerve.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
• But the pipes strike a nerve, particularly in Skid Row, home to as many as 1,500 homeless people with substance abuse disorder, and a wide array of drug recovery and prevention groups that serve homeless people throughout the city.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
• The experience of the phantom disc hit a nerve with journalists and the public who too often face what seem like ridiculous hurdles gaining access to government records to better understand what our government is doing.
  — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 18 Mar. 2022
• The case has hit a nerve in Italy, where chauvinistic attitudes remain deeply rooted at all levels of society, heightening the challenges of addressing violence against women.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024