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hour

[ouuhr, ou-er] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər /






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The plant’s top wage rate for regular production workers is about $22 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"No problem at all. We realised it when we were still at the hotel so it was easy. We just said half an hour later in the bus and let's go."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Between Friday and June 26, LA County Parks events will begin an hour before kickoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Musk wants to eventually be launching Starship more than once an hour, although for now it’s still in the testing stage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I tied the dogs off to a tree and took the snowshoes from the sled and spent the better part of an hour trying to work it out, moving around in the new snow.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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