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pulse

[puhls] / pʌls /


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I watch my pulse to gauge workout intensity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“But with a nightmare I’d wake up with my pulse racing and think, ‘I’m OK, I survived.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

As an intense laser pulse travels through the waveguide, it expands into a broader range of colors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

As the trains approach, circular lights embedded in the platform edge begin to pulse white.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The mountain’s medics hurried to check her pulse and shine lights into her eyes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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