pulse
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The first laser pulse served as the "shake," breaking apart the electronic checkerboard.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
So you get a track like Where Do We Go, which marries a sashaying Afrobeats rhythm to a hypnotic electronic pulse.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
If anyone knows where Hong Kong’s old street food pulse still beats, it’s them.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Auto-tracking: Screenless trackers log workouts automatically using movement and pulse readings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Silence smothered the room, A hard pulse of air blasted over him, rippling through his clothes.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
A deep love of language pulses through Ms. Smith’s novel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But outrage pulses more readily through in “Freefall.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The treatment uses implanted electrodes to deliver small electrical pulses to areas located deep inside the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
At ultrarelativistic energies, the nuclei pass through each other so quickly that they pull the newly created plasma into brief, intense acceleration pulses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
First, I smiled to myself and felt elate; but this fierce pleasure subsided in me as fast as did the accelerated throb of my pulses.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Mix with pulsed chickpeas and garlic for a creamier version of hummus.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Although commercial fusion remains under development, these systems will require compact and reliable pulsed power components.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
But this one had a special addition of LED lights and ‘chakra-aligning’ gemstones that Vargas claimed pulsed at 4 hertz — a frequency she said that’s meant to help the immune system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
They pulsed with the same gentle light she’d seen in Coney Island as they glided with long, magnificent strides.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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
New York City is pulsing with more energy than usual as the Knicks prepare to face the Spurs in crucial game five of the NBA Finals tonight.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The now pulsing, now soaring strains of Prokofiev’s climactic “Balcony Scene” are enacted solely on screen as recorded by Mr. Marcovici’s camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Under his feet, the ground glistened a nauseating purple, pulsing with webs of veins.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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