pulse

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Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

When I checked my pulse, it was racing.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

They survey managers who have their thumbs on the pulse of businesses across many industries, and often reveal changes in business conditions months before official government data.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The man was clearly taken aback, some of the other patrons chuckling in surprise, the Dodger pulse of this town clearly resonating in a completely unusual fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

She needed a breath and pulse to calm her, something alive she could match, so she could fix her mask and keep pretending....

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny