- present tense form of pulse (3rd person singular).
pulses
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“Heavy Metal” mostly leaned minimal, with spare electronics and occasional percussion, and here Mr. Winter’s piano is thick with chords and repeating pulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
That will bring pulses of showery rain on Tuesday, perhaps turning heavier in some southern parts on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Data runs through the glass, in the form of pulses of light, at the speed of over 100,000 miles per second.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Researchers often protect quantum memories from environmental interference using microwave pulses that separate, or decouple, the memory from surrounding noise.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
That, or a really, really angry guy has started sledgehammering the wall, such is the way the music pulses.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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