beating

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The home-improvement retailer reports first-quarter adjusted earnings of $3.03 a share, beating Wall Street estimates of $2.97.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A trained pharmacist, Iskander checked and heard his beating heart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

At this stage it is difficult to see anybody beating him.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The beating heart of Kentucky’s bourbon country sits inside a towering building that bills itself as “The Hardest Working Still in America” in large white letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

I didn’t say anything about Keli, but my heart was beating faster than usual.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo