galvanic
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It’s a galvanic moment, and George recognizes it.
From Los Angeles Times
In the outer sections, though, “Play” seemed galvanic in a way that was familiar from BMOP’s celebrated recording.
From New York Times
In films like “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore,” Sandler specialized in a kind of galvanic caricature of Gen X arrested development, oscillating wildly between boyish puppy-dog charm and explosive, bratty anger.
From New York Times
The first time you truly see Inez De La Paz, the galvanic center of “A Thousand and One,” she is framed against a wall that’s as red as a fire alarm.
From New York Times
Rudimentary setups can only measure the organism’s galvanic response, or to put that in layman’s terms, “how easily electricity can flow through something,” Kalos explains.
From Los Angeles Times
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