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pacemaker

[peys-mey-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

The first wholly implantable pacemaker was placed in a dog in 1958 and in a human two years later.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

BlueFly can detect medical devices like Guthrie’s pacemaker.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

They are using a device that could detect signals coming from her pacemaker, law enforcement sources told CBS.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

She was aided by 13 pacemakers, including Britain's Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell and Jemma Reekie, as she chased the Wavelights tracking her progress on the inside curb of the track.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

The time will not be recognised as an official record because Kipyegon was assisted by a team of male and female pacemakers and wore technologically advanced kit and shoes at the Nike-sponsored 'Breaking4' event.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

You might easily pick out these pacemakers, for they worked under the eye of the bosses, and they worked like men possessed.

From The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton




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