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backbeats

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plural of backbeat

as in rhythms

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Ben Green’s thumping bass leads to huffy breathing, which leads to bone-snapping drum machine rhythms and an ectoplasmic elastic guitar riff.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
Previous studies have examined individual relationships, such as the effects of lighting on sleep and circadian rhythms or the influence of layout on privacy and social interaction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rhythms

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On set, Lan worked scene by scene with the cast, adjusting lines written in Mandarin into the natural cadences of spoken Teochew.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

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That's a big issue for a mid-altitude ski resort like the Adelboden-Lenk area, whose roughly 200 kilometers (125 miles) of slopes span an altitude between 1,000 and 2,300 meters (3,280 and 7,545 feet).

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said that some gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh had been damaged, resulting in the loss of 95 million cubic meters per day of production capacity.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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