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metronome

[me-truh-nohm] / ˈmɛ trəˌnoʊm /
NOUN
chronometer
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The danger of these big moves—which are like a giant metronome that swings over the market—is that they can infect the analytical mind-set needed to successfully navigate markets with the momentum-trading virus.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The young Broad's cricketing hero was Australia metronome Glenn McGrath, and his development was accelerated by a spell as an 18-year-old with Melbourne club Hoppers Crossing.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

These are the bluebloods, the old money of the investment world, steady as a metronome and just as thrilling.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

The announcements came like a metronome at the start of last season, a steady stream of almost weekly news releases from the Dodgers announcing one Japanese sponsorship deal after the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

His upper body rocked like a metronome when he walked, swinging his ponytail of ropes side to side across his back.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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