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pulse

[puhls] / pʌls /


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Huang's "defence of CoreWeave's financial position was enough to pull the NeoCloud complex off the floor, drag AI equities higher and give the broader market something resembling a pulse", wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

She was 59 when she collapsed during a Christmas holiday in Spain, lost consciousness, stopped breathing and had no pulse or heartbeat after suffering a cardiac arrest.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A violinist who covered music from 1925 to 1947, she was a modernist with her finger on the pulse of the times and stood in refreshing contrast to the fussy East Coast male critics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Leading an orchestra of 22, featuring lively colorations from saxophone, harp, marimba and guitar, conductor Michael Sakir captured the music’s landscape of alternating pulse and elegy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"Using UV driving pulses, we can arrange for both electrons to return to the atom at exactly the same time," says Dimitar Popmintchev.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"The mechanism behind short X-ray pulses has been well known for a long time," says Prof. Tenio Popmintchev from the Institute of Photonics at TU Wien.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

“The trucks outlook is O.K., but unlikely to set any pulses racing,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Heavy Metal” mostly leaned minimal, with spare electronics and occasional percussion, and here Mr. Winter’s piano is thick with chords and repeating pulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Alternative rock with an electriconic beat pulses through the loft.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The bar in East Flagler Street pulsed with life and danced to the beat of the World Cup.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

Though she initially was considered missing, the urgency to quickly find Guthrie pulsed through the first days of media coverage because of her heart condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

My leg pulsed with pain every time it pushed down on the treadle.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

A low, pulsing electronic tone on the platform interrupts her, announcing the next air raid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Under his feet, the ground glistened a nauseating purple, pulsing with webs of veins.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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