pulse
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The fisherwoman’s love story is “Wicker’s” pulse, but the movie is really about the town and it sidelines her character to skewer the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Huang's "defence of CoreWeave's financial position was enough to pull the NeoCloud complex off the floor, drag AI equities higher and give the broader market something resembling a pulse", wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
When needed, it’s released in a 2-3 second pulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
One system under examination as part of the inquiry is Oxevision, which can take footage, record breathing and pulse rates and is used by a number of NHS mental health trusts in England.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The pulse in my knee grows faster, more persistent.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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“The trucks outlook is O.K., but unlikely to set any pulses racing,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Repeated pulses of light stimulated the cells to contract, strengthening the muscle tissue before it was incorporated into the swimming robot.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“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
The information content of these pulses is negligible: a succession of simple numerical patterns coded into beeps.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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RTX and Xcimer say they are developing a prototype for a pulsed ultraviolet laser system about the size of a shipping container that could be moved from place to place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mix with pulsed chickpeas and garlic for a creamier version of hummus.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Though she initially was considered missing, the urgency to quickly find Guthrie pulsed through the first days of media coverage because of her heart condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Sanjeev noted that the symphony, now in its third movement, had reached a crescendo, for it pulsed with the telltale clashing of cymbals.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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The video, set to pulsing music, delivering a scathing critique of the system that he once tried to reform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
And pulsing is no joke — one exercise left my calves shaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
After an hour’s wait in the rain, they got their reward: Fireflies pulsing in sync, almost like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
More students arrived to school on foot, and Moss noticed a group of them collecting across the street, their voices loud and exuberant, but not more so than the pulsing, formless entity outside the school.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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