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Recent Examples of brain wave
During this stage, the eyes move, brain wave activity reaches awake levels, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure increase.
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Valerie Cacho, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Researchers can measure how well a person is sleeping by monitoring their brain wave patterns.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 July 2025
The first group remembered little of their own essays, and showed weaker alpha and theta brain waves, which likely reflected a bypassing of deep memory processes.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 17 June 2025
For instance, some brain waves during lucid dreams cross from one side of the other, or, within the same hemisphere, from one region to the other.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Cacho, Verywell Health, 29 July 2025
Researchers can measure how well a person is sleeping by monitoring their brain wave patterns.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 July 2025
The first group remembered little of their own essays, and showed weaker alpha and theta brain waves, which likely reflected a bypassing of deep memory processes.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 17 June 2025
For instance, some brain waves during lucid dreams cross from one side of the other, or, within the same hemisphere, from one region to the other.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni shut down that theory with a clear response on Monday.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Davis is a registered nurse, earned a master’s degree in operational excellence and process improvement from Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, and earned a doctorate in adult learning theory from the University of Pennsylvania.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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Her 20-year journey (and counting) to prove her hypothesis—and the exciting new discovery of a submerged ancient port several miles off the Mediterranean shore that was likely once part of that temple—are chronicled in Cleopatra's Final Secret, a new documentary film from National Geographic.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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One hypothesis is that the dinosaur needed stronger jaws to bite down on harder fruits or seeds, Bertozzo noted.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Don’t rely on ballpark guesses in place of a real CMA.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Whether that earlier fund is directly involved in the Collegiate Investment Initiative—and, if so, to what extent—remains anyone’s guess.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Epicurean is the brainchild of pop-up pastry business and culinary event organizer J'Adore, helmed by co-owners Ariel Hendrickson and Youssef Boudarine.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Akashiro is the brainchild of Diego Kanashiro and Richard Galla (both Peruvian-Japanese) and Manuel Tam (Peruvian-Chinese).—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tell me more about the inspiration behind that song.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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For more inspiration, check out the 2025 Fortune Change the World list that’s out this morning, highlighting the companies that are doing well by doing good for the world.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The possibility that Keegan Bradley will not return in 2027 has opened the door to speculation, and the debate over a new captain has already begun.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Unlike earlier tech booms, this surge is not about speculation and hype, but structural reinvention.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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People have seen slivers in movies like Paid in Full and read conjecture online, but beneath the surface is an entire world that hasn’t been seen before.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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If the additivity conjecture is to be believed, then the original knot’s unknotting number should be 5, and this new knot’s should be 4.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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In this case that trial was the federal conviction in Texas of Eric Kay, who has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for providing drugs to the pitcher that killed him.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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This week’s cover story looks at how some of those sheriffs currently remain in office, even after convictions for things like drunk driving and official misconduct or pending criminal charges born out of serious allegations.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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