pumping

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That shift has raised a major question: do beta blockers still add meaningful protection for patients whose hearts are pumping normally after an uncomplicated heart attack?

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The current price run-up is pumping tax revenues into communities stretching from Alaska to North Dakota to the small towns speckling West Texas and New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It was built in 1981 and began pumping crude in 1983, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She hits the ground running, her arms and legs pumping.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen