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palpitate

verb as in beat at a rapid pace, like a heart

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It was a palpitating heart that revealed to Bryony just how much inequality woman can face in the healthcare system when seeking medical help.

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"I was palpitating. But the second time, I got used to it," she said.

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“I’m sweating and my heart’s palpitating and all those things because I’m conditioned to be in that environment and go perform,” Baldwin said.

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In a career defined by blurring borders, this was less a plot twist than a quick spotlight on an underappreciated character: body music that keeps the heart palpitating.

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The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.

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