pulse
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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
If anyone knows where Hong Kong’s old street food pulse still beats, it’s them.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
That’s because it can be explained by saying that only the very front of the long-duration pulse makes it straight through the atomic cloud, while the rest is scattered.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The fire department responded and checked our blood pressure and pulse, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Dr. Leale placed his finger on the pulse in Lincoln’s wrist.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The treatment uses implanted electrodes to deliver small electrical pulses to areas located deep inside the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 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 makes the light pulses arrive more rapidly, producing the distinctive "chirp" detected by astronomers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
For nearly a decade, students in Kolkata's government schools have been served an egg on some days of the week, alongside rice, pulses and vegetables.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
My mind wanders as the electrical pulses buzz and swirl along my skin, gently twitching the muscles around my knee.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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The bar in East Flagler Street pulsed with life and danced to the beat of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Sound Wave has said it holds the basic patents in Japan and the U.S. for a method to treat early Alzheimer’s disease with low intensity pulsed ultrasound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Mix with pulsed chickpeas and garlic for a creamier version of hummus.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
This setup created a regularly pulsed environment that effectively kicked the atoms over and over again.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
His spirit, depleted by his own depredations, pulsed too fast through his veins, twinning with a whirr and discordant jangle of...of disbelief crashing against evidence, producing a sensation of disfaith.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
After an hour’s wait in the rain, they got their reward: Fireflies pulsing in sync, almost like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But it’s Peaches own music and stage show — ugly-beautiful DIY aesthetics and pulsing Electroclash musicality — where it all comes together in a powerfully freeing frenzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
I could feel my heartbeat pulsing in my neck.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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