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pacemaker

[pays-may-ker] / ˈpeɪsˌmeɪ kər /
NOUN
front-runner
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"The pacemaker responded as it should," said Denmark's national team doctor Morten Boesen on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

On Sunday, Boesen said "the pacemaker responded as it should".

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

From cornflakes to the pacemaker, some of our most beloved—and useful—products were born of blunders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Investigators consider the octogenarian a “vulnerable adult” owing to her difficulty walking, pacemaker and a heart condition that required daily medication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Only one customer had complained that he believed the blanket made his heart pacemaker malfunction, but there was no injury and no lawsuit.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

On its website, Compliant Technologies says it has tested the G.L.O.V.E on people with cardiovascular problems and pacemakers with no issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

At the time, pacemakers existed but were external and huge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

It’s hundreds, thousands, and sometimes more than 100,000 people suing over life-changing physical harm from asbestos-laced baby powder, from NFL concussions, from pacemakers, hip implants, and other medical products.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

Semiconductors have enabled a slew of modern devices - from smartphones and laptops to video game consoles, pacemakers and solar panels.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025

These two pacemakers in the small pen kept the sheep coming so fast that every worker below had a task cut out for him.

From The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey


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