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interval

[in-ter-vuhl] / ˈɪn tər vəl /


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To determine exactly when the electrons move, they use two pulses of light separated by a precisely controlled interval.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Whenever you see a ‘fitness boot camp’ or a class advertised as ‘high-intensity interval training,’ you are seeing the legacy of CrossFit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

That ancestor is estimated to have lived during the Early Miocene, an interval spanning roughly 23 million to 16 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

After the interval, Will Butt capitalised to extend Exeter's advantage to nine points when Antoine Dupont's clearing kick was charged down, but that was quickly wiped out by some wonderful attacking play by the hosts.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Figure 4.19: The interval patterns for major and natural minor scales are basically the same pattern starting at different points.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

During these intervals, sunspots become exceptionally rare, and the usual cycle is much less pronounced.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

For the most part, however, stores raise prices overnight or at regular intervals such as Monday mornings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Morris suggests explaining this card system to your niece and then checking in at regular intervals to make sure she’s following the rules.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

At intervals of 20 years and sometimes more often, it has lashed and splashed us, turned our living rooms into muddy aquariums, swept away our cars and houses, and sometimes hundreds of Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

These intervals are all considered to be somewhat unpleasant or tension-producing.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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