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[puhls] / pʌls /


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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

To the pulse of pop music, a Dachshund named Serge went down the catwalk in a woven pink poncho.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The “coastally trapped” aquatic pulse has been slithering up the coast for weeks, fascinating scientists and weather watchers as it marched across the equatorial Pacific before splitting upon hitting the coast of Peru.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The infrared technology is used in patients' bedrooms and can monitor breathing and pulse without staff having to enter the room.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

His pulse quickened and he felt his skin prickling with sweat.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

“Heavy Metal” mostly leaned minimal, with spare electronics and occasional percussion, and here Mr. Winter’s piano is thick with chords and repeating pulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Data runs through the glass, in the form of pulses of light, at the speed of over 100,000 miles per second.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The startup’s design creates all that energy by linking together 156 modules, or movable shipping container-sized machines, that each emit pulses of energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The experimental team, including PhD student Or Dobkowski, began by using microwave pulses to place the ultracold atoms into a quantum superposition.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Music pulses from Violet’s vintage Karmann Ghia, a gift from her dad shortly after they moved to Batavia, Illinois, from New York City.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The “biohack” begins at the BioCharger’s base, where a large coil creates pulsed electromagnetic fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The bar in East Flagler Street pulsed with life and danced to the beat of the World Cup.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Mix with pulsed chickpeas and garlic for a creamier version of hummus.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Although commercial fusion remains under development, these systems will require compact and reliable pulsed power components.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026

The anger pulsed through him as if it, instead of blood, thumped out of his heart and through his veins, but even as he stood, he could feel himself calming.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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

New York City is pulsing with more energy than usual as the Knicks prepare to face the Spurs in crucial game five of the NBA Finals tonight.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

My knee is still pulsing, but it doesn’t hurt.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day


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