pulse
Example Sentences
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For Chrysler, however, a marginal refresh of the only model it sells was a welcome pulse check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
There is a piece of advice given to doctors in moments like this: Check your own pulse.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
At the same time, they illuminated the sample with precisely timed ultrafast flashes of light, adjusting the delay between the current pulse and the light pulse.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
Curators, writers, actors and directors met several times a week to zero in on each piece, shaping it beat-by-beat while searching for its emotional pulse.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Same with Woo—he just seems asleep, with a slight pulse.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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