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pump

[puhmp] / pʌmp /




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"I was on holiday once in Antigua and the ICD picked up what it thought was my heartbeat going at 500 beats per minute, but it was actually the pool pump," Taylor said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Certain medicines, including metformin and proton pump inhibitors, can increase the risk further.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

They are increasingly reining in spending on household expenses such as groceries as they face higher prices at the gas pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Today was the first day back in school after break, and Mr. Neely seemed determined to pump up our energy.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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