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pulse

[puhls] / pʌls /


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Roughly chop the onion by hand, or pulse it briefly in a food processor until finely chopped but not puréed.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

So you get a track like Where Do We Go, which marries a sashaying Afrobeats rhythm to a hypnotic electronic pulse.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

On a run, the band took 30 seconds to catch the right pulse, but matched the chest strap closely over the next half-hour.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Crucially, the negative value of the weakly measured dwell time cannot be explained by imagining that only the front of the photon’s pulse gets through, unlike the time inferred from the arrival time.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The symbols on the blade pulse, as if it’s saying, I dunno.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But outrage pulses more readily through in “Freefall.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Those are hardly words that send investors’ pulses racing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

At ultrarelativistic energies, the nuclei pass through each other so quickly that they pull the newly created plasma into brief, intense acceleration pulses.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

That, or a really, really angry guy has started sledgehammering the wall, such is the way the music pulses.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

Innovative U.S. inertial fusion energy companies, including those that use pulsed power and laser approaches, are building demonstration systems on a scale comparable to China’s facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Concerns about the wider implications of such a change pulsed through discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month and have contributed to widespread economic anxiety in the US.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

The mess hall, gracefully festooned with flowers, streamers, and brightly colored ribbons, pulsed with celebration as the pilots and their wives gathered for the 187th birthday of the Marine Corps.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

"The guy talking to me said he could see something pulsing under my eye, so that was obviously my body unwell and reacting. But it worked."

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

There’s a flurry of feathers, the sweet smell of roses, and a beat pulsing through the ground as we march.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender




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