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Recent Examples of brain wave
Tied to the latter are declines in the speed and the complexity of brain waves that are a lot like the declines seen in sleeping or unconscious brains.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The firm, which has raised $25 million, has developed a helmet that can read brain waves and track eye movements, part of a brain-computer interface market that could grow to $80 billion by 2035, according to Morgan Stanley.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The firm, which has raised $25 million, has developed a helmet that can read brain waves and track eye movements, part of a brain-computer interface market that could grow to $80 billion by 2035, according to Morgan Stanley.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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With the biggest advocate for the impact theory gone, the mystery has lingered for decades.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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On Tuesday afternoon, when a reporter attempted to ask Bondi about the foreign-intelligence theory and the video-clock issue, Trump cut in.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Failing to test hypotheses via incremental launches and skipping milestone checks risks prioritizing activity over impact, wasting resources on features customers may not value or use rather than driving meaningful innovation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In the search for extraterrestrial life, much like climate change, there is a detection and attribution phase, which requires the robust testing of hypotheses and also rigorous scrutiny.—
Oliver Swainston,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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My guess is that in the next few years a number of them will not and will be gone.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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So my guess is that policymaking as usual will not be sufficient to deal with the underlying discontent that is driving the rise of Reform.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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The breakfast item was the brainchild of Herb Peterson, a McDonald's franchisee in Santa Barbara, California.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The Junior Violence Interrupters program is the brainchild of Minister Caliph Muab El of Breaking Barriers Mentoring Inc., a violence intervention and prevention program that empowers youth to be change agents in their communities.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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David Weigel: What’s your inspiration for asking these questions?—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Many other fellow moms commented and praised Chambers for being an inspiration.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The currency pair is expected to swing both ways as the Taiwan dollar gets caught between speculation of central bank intervention and weakness in the greenback, Lim added.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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There had been much speculation surrounding Pac-12 conference expansion since the conference announced its plans to add members of the Mountain West Conference in September 2024.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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That was all conjecture, and even many Democrats urged Abrams to concede and move on.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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Not everyone goes along with that instantaneous intelligence explosion conjecture.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Judge Subramanian said the jurors must reach a unanimous verdict, but must not give up their convictions merely to return a verdict or satisfy the rest of the jurors.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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His conviction stems from the June 20, 2018, incident that shocked New York City and garnered national attention.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
30 June 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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