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Recent Examples of brain wave
For example, the HeartMath Institute focuses on establishing personal, inner coherence between heart and brain waves and, from there, establishing group coherence in a meditative practice that spans the globe.
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
This method tracks brain waves and, as patients undergo various tests and activities, allows the Baylor team to map relevant neural networks and connections.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
The other large potential liability, according to the memo, involved Neuralink, a company developing a brain-computer interface that allows paralyzed people to communicate via their thoughts or brain waves.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
This method tracks brain waves and, as patients undergo various tests and activities, allows the Baylor team to map relevant neural networks and connections.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
The other large potential liability, according to the memo, involved Neuralink, a company developing a brain-computer interface that allows paralyzed people to communicate via their thoughts or brain waves.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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Size isn’t everything in gorilla society Based on traditional theories of power and dominance among gorillas, males should consistently outrank females.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, most popular theories of evolution focused on male-dominated, and in many cases aggressive, activities such as hunting, fighting, toolmaking, and semen-spreading to understand our development as a species.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
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The scaling hypothesis—the belief that bigger models will produce more intelligent outputs—seems to rest on the dubious belief that a system that has been fed enough information about the world will not have to deal with fuzziness.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One thing the different hypotheses tend to have in common is an emphasis on the cooling effects of rainfall.—
Chris Mooney,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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My guess would be HBO may want The Last of Us to end with one more season rather than two.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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As is so often the case in this column, zero is a savvy guess.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Noisy Creek is the brainchild of Brady Walkinshaw — former Democratic legislator in the state of Washington and CEO for the climate news website Grist.org.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The block party itself was the brainchild of Shanna Modisette, Roers Companies’ regional manager, though LaFave argues that the idea came not from her head but from her heart.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Drawing inspiration from the Yankees’ game-day gear, each piece has subtle hints of embroidery, as well as DKNY x Yankees co-branding throughout.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Aug. 2025
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The movie draws inspiration from real-life scams, like the Tinder Swindler.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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What to expect in the Donna Adelson trial Ahead of Donna Adelson's trial, there's been much speculation over who may take the stand and who won't.—
Jeff Burlew,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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This is not speculation but infrastructure built on efficiency, access, and resilience.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Of course, until some movement actually happens as far as Tennessee's coaching staff is concerned, all of this is nothing more than conjecture at this point.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Federal rules and laws are not usually based on such conjecture, though.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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After the Supreme Court confirmed her conviction in the Vialidad public works corruption case, the two-term president and most popular figure within the pan-Peronist space has been barred from running.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, that was delayed as her petition to appeal her criminal conviction is to be considered by the Supreme Court on Sept. 29.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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