pulse
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The fisherwoman’s love story is “Wicker’s” pulse, but the movie is really about the town and it sidelines her character to skewer the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Huang's "defence of CoreWeave's financial position was enough to pull the NeoCloud complex off the floor, drag AI equities higher and give the broader market something resembling a pulse", wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
She was 59 when she collapsed during a Christmas holiday in Spain, lost consciousness, stopped breathing and had no pulse or heartbeat after suffering a cardiac arrest.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Krasner’s small, tight accretions of repetitive marks and shapes seem airless and uninflected; even the densest of Pollock’s early, layered pours pulse and breathe, his touch liberated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Music can affect our heartbeat, blood pressure, and pulse rate, and reduce stress, anxiety and even depression.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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“The trucks outlook is O.K., but unlikely to set any pulses racing,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
During TMS, a coil positioned against the scalp delivers magnetic pulses that stimulate brain activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
By measuring subtle changes in when those pulses arrive at Earth, scientists can search for the influence of passing gravitational waves.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
That will bring pulses of showery rain on Tuesday, perhaps turning heavier in some southern parts on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
A fast-paced Indian song pulses as Bollywood actresses in crimson outfits twirl in perfect coordination in front of a stage decorated with yellow and red flowers.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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RTX and Xcimer are developing a prototype for a pulsed ultraviolet laser system and aim for an initial demonstration within two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The “biohack” begins at the BioCharger’s base, where a large coil creates pulsed electromagnetic fields.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mix with pulsed chickpeas and garlic for a creamier version of hummus.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
He saw the holster, and the anxiety threaded into his veins, pulsed from his chest up to his throat, and he couldn’t breathe.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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“You Miss Me” combines the theatricality of Roxy Music with the supper-club creepiness of chamber-pop singer Scott Walker, its pulsing orchestrations signaling danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The video, set to pulsing music, delivering a scathing critique of the system that he once tried to reform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
And pulsing is no joke — one exercise left my calves shaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
They walked outside, the air heavy and pulsing with all the things left unsaid.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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