clock

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“We are continuing to work around the clock with the OCFA, the EPA and all relevant federal, state and local agencies to mitigate the ongoing risk of a leak,” GKN said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

No chemicals are currently leaking, officials have repeatedly said, and authorities have been working around the clock to ensure that it stays that way.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Thursday's aborted trial featured several rounds of stopping and starting the countdown clock.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

With early voting beginning in some states even sooner, the clock is ticking.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Life, like the clock, started again: mornings repairing watches in the workshop, noons most often bumping on my tireless bicycle out to Bos en Hoven Straat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom