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hour

[ouuhr, ou-er] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər /






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The hour concluded with Mauthe leading the audience in a final refrain, singing that the future is “still in our hands.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Viva Bene has a pool, pickleball, many classes and happy hour.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

He said: "The dog had been up there for an hour or two, but had no way of getting down. It was fairly traumatised."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Sullivan obliged, allowing Reddington one hour to file his appeal, but it ultimately failed with the state supreme court quickly holding a hearing and denying the application for an emergency stay.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

They’d been working for only half an hour, but despite this, he found that his stamina was not what it used to be.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The dinghy launched in Bay of the Seine and was shadowed for around 10 hours by French rescue boats in case it got into difficulty.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Nothing was recovered when reported up to 72 hours later, according to the Government Accountability Office.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Open titlist, called the evening “completely insane” and said finding her best tennis in the wee hours of the morning was difficult.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

One military official with the internationally recognised government based in Aden said fighting had subsided in the early hours of Sunday morning.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

I don’t know how long I’ve been walking — minutes? hours? — before my bones rattle and I realize that I left my jacket behind.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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