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heartbeat

[hahrt-beet] / ˈhɑrtˌbit /
NOUN
pulse
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Martin Odegaard: The heartbeat of the Arsenal team.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In today’s sluggish hiring environment, that four-week period could amount to a heartbeat.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

A majority -- 87 percent -- of respondents reported at least one health-related impact during the sweltering week, including disrupted sleep, tiredness at work as well as dizziness, fainting and a faster heartbeat.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The following track, “Death Wish,” is about the torment of a new love gone bad, and it unfolds over plucked acoustic guitars and a distant bass drum that sounds like a heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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

The study, published in Autonomic Neuroscience, uncovered a striking left-right difference that may one day improve treatment strategies for irregular heartbeats, chest pain, angina, and stress-induced 'broken-heart' syndrome.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

The native population in the Amazon thinks that because they are fluttering so fast with a thousand heartbeats per minute that they must have more than one life in them.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

If left unchecked, dehydration can cause more serious complications, such as fainting and irregular heartbeats.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2025

Watching all the breaths, heartbeats, and hopes of Matthew and Claire Fox?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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