pumping

A Berlin Heart is a type of ventricular assist device, external - an air-driven pump that sits outside the body and takes over the job of the heart by pumping blood around the body.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The nuclear power plant was temporarily taken offline a year ago after jellyfish clogged its seawater pumping stations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Among the most important contributors are heavy groundwater pumping, oil and gas extraction, the compression of relatively young sediments in river deltas, and the weight of expanding urban areas.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Exxon said a fifth massive oil-production vessel—capable of pumping 250,000 barrels a day—has set sail for Guyana from shipyards in Asia and is expected to begin production in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

This one showed Henry Wilhide Webb III, standing, pumping his arms, shouting, cheering.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.

From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.

From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett

He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.

From The Brain by Alexander Blade