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They’ve mastered human collaboration, and it’s evident all through their palpitating 13-1 tour of a season festooned with narrow escapes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023

“I’m sweating and my heart’s palpitating and all those things because I’m conditioned to be in that environment and go perform,” Baldwin said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

“The crowd went berserk. Just for the occasion, we brought in EMTs who were standing by in case someone's heart started palpitating a little bit too quickly.”

From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2020

That we are all of us individual moving dots, part of the same involuntary palpitating life, crisscrossing as we walk the streets.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2019

The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros