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"I was waving at my friend and sister like 'I'll be home in a sec just doing a loop round the block!'," he says about the Europa League celebrations.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Mir became the pace setter after the 28-year-old clocked 1 min 56.874 sec on his Honda machine after 11 laps, to become the fastest rider over two days of testing in Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Caporale suggests adding agave nectar to sweeten the lime juice base, along with orange juice or orange peel to compensate for the lack of triple sec.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
“When do you—” “No, wait. Hang on a sec, Mom. I didn’t go to work today. There’s something I need to tell you.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
“Fam we were 1.1 secs away from being down thousands lol,” one defendant wrote in a group text to his alleged conspirators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
She remaining focused as Tsegay bolted clear from the off, winning in a championship record 3:54.86, to go within 0.26 secs of Laura Muir's British record.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
Barrow clocked 16:28.66 to win the men's T2 individual time trial gold by 34.84 secs, ahead of Belgium's Tim Celen.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
Lowe, Turnbull and Carlin finished in 42.915 seconds to edge China to team sprint bronze, as hosts Australia beat Japan to gold in 42.154 secs.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024
The second was the lengthening of the exposure from 3 to 5 secs.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
