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palpitations

noun

plural of palpitation

as in pulses

a rhythmic expanding and contracting a palpitation of the blood vessels

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Recent Examples of palpitations She had been diagnosed in the early days of the pandemic — and symptoms such as fatigue, heart palpitations and shortness of breath had become a frustrating but inescapable part of life. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 An upcoming show at Westville Music Bowl will cause palpitations in the hearts of power pop, new romantic and other old new wave aficionados around Connecticut. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Kikuko suddenly felt her heart burn with another hopeful fantasy, and her palpitations increased. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 People who develop racing heartbeats, tremors, anxiety, insomnia, reflux, headaches or reproducible palpitations after drinking coffee should not ignore those symptoms simply because population studies are reassuring. — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 As Lyme disease progresses, a patient can get severe headaches; Bell’s Palsy, involving loss of muscle tone or droop in one or both sides of the face; severe arthritis; heart palpitations; and episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath. — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 This can lead to illnesses such as bronchitis or aggravate existing chronic heart and lung diseases, triggering heart palpitations, asthma attacks, heart attacks, and strokes, particularly for more sensitive populations. — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026 Duell said the constant stress of caring for her child has led to numerous health problems, including gut pain and heart palpitations. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026 Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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pulses

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The portable machine uses pulses of full-spectrum ultraviolet light to kill infectious germs inside hospital rooms.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The heartbeat of the Park University women’s flag football program pulses from under the walls of limestone in the caves underneath the quaint campus.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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