pulse
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In the nonprofit world, financial stability is evaluated in terms of mission sustainability, but you still need to take a financial pulse of the community.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
"Rockstar has always had its finger on the pulse of music, entertainment, societal, political, celebrity, and online culture trends, and they've never shied away from satirising these things in GTA games," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
“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
Together, they determine when each pulse of gene expression begins and how long it lasts.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Farmer kneels on the dirt floor and takes the man’s pulse and blood pressure, then puts a stethoscope to his chest.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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