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pit-a-patting

verb

present participle of pit-a-pat

as in throbbing

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner her heart pit-a-patted with surprise

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Workers are paying for it as the people in charge mostly ignore our throbbing national headache.

— Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 8 July 2026
When Marlowe awoke the next morning, her head was still throbbing and Declan's side was empty, the sheets lineless.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Even had Guardiola stayed on, City would probably be playing a more direct brand of football next season, with players more suited to beating a man and covering ground than playing a thousand million passes.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
He was initially handed a 3 1/2-year sentence in 2022 when he was convicted of beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The wallpaper in many of the rooms was removed due to the possibility of vibrating machinery damaging the delicate paper.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026

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With the high expectations and the energy pulsing through the stands, the Flock is ready for football in Charm City.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 29 July 2026
As energy continually ramps upward, the score by Maxim Lany and Jonas Nuttin moves from ominous horns to pulsing electronica, with some neat incorporation of prayer-call-like motifs underlining the hero’s Muslim faith.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

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