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pulse

[puhls] / pʌls /


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“But with a nightmare I’d wake up with my pulse racing and think, ‘I’m OK, I survived.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Though feelings of loneliness, fear and despair recur throughout “Inferno,” the record’s textural variety and steady rhythmic pulse make it approachable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

A second ultrafast laser pulse then tracked how that motion interacted with another coupled vibration in the material.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

As the trains approach, circular lights embedded in the platform edge begin to pulse white.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After that the doctor took Haupt's pulse and blood pressure, which was high.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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