heartbeat

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Most of the time, solitons behave in a steady and predictable way, producing regular pulses similar to a heartbeat.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

There was no heartbeat and medics attempted to resuscitate her for 25 minutes.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

ETFs can defer gains by engaging in a tax maneuver called a heartbeat trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But PABS, the heartbeat of the treaty, was left on the side in order to get the bulk of the deal over the line.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

In 1964, we received great medical news—that the slower heartbeat, loss of calcium in bones, pooling of blood in the legs, and other effects of weightlessness seemed to be temporary.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson