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Recent Examples of brain wave
Researchers can measure how well a person is sleeping by monitoring their brain wave patterns.
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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
The slowest brain waves, typically associated with deep sleep.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 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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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
The slowest brain waves, typically associated with deep sleep.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 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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The most effective education models are those that blend theory with real-world practice.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Investigators initially had 12 hypotheses about what caused the deadly collapse, per The Miami Herald.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, despite the appeal of this coevolution hypothesis, the evidence remains largely circumstantial.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The combination means an offline cracking attack can make billions of guesses per second, a thousandfold advantage over the same password hashed by non-Kerberos authentication methods.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nature of Things was initially the brainchild of co-founders Jamie Leilani Pelayo and JP Collett, who initially sold bath immersions, digestible powders, and topical products using ingredients like CBD, packaged in wood and glass vessels.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Set in a 15th-century palace, the bi-level Rialto Living is the brainchild of Klas Käll, formerly of the clothing brand Gant, and his partner, Barbara Bergman.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The husband and wife team at the helm aims to foster joy, drawing inspiration from their experiences in Korea and Florida.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Parents often seek inspiration from family heritage, baby name books, and various other sources.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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There has long been speculation that at least two of them needed to drop out to give an opposition candidate a chance against Mamdani, who many view as too far on the Left side of the political spectrum to be mayor.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deion’s health struggles in the offseason were an object of speculation.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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More Nick Cammett/Getty Images Stefanski's remarks put to bed the conjecture that Zappe was brought it to be the Browns' emergency third QB on game days — a role that is clearly Sanders' for now.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Zoomed-in photos of the president during an Oval Office appearance on Aug. 22 show the back of one of his hands with a section of skin covered in light foundation makeup, which has sparked conjecture among social media users.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Economists expect the yuan could strengthen to 7 per dollar by the end of this year — a conviction driven in large part by Beijing's efforts to revive economic growth and encourage more investment onshore.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the consequences of permanent records became clear—blocking access to jobs, housing, and education—states began experimenting with mechanisms to seal or expunge certain convictions, usually for first-time or juvenile offenders.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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