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Hang on a sec, we imagine Karl saying, this connection is terrible.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 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
Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
Back to the courtroom for a sec: have you seen “JURY DUTY”? The TV sleeper hit sticks the landing.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
“I don’t sec why not,” Justice Strauss said, smiling.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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“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
British debutant John Otugade exited at the semi-final stage on Saturday, finishing fifth in his race in 6.67 secs.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
Amy Hunt finished fifth in her women's 60m heat in 7.29 secs as she continued her comeback from a long-term injury, missing out on a place in the next round.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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
Three rates were adopted, the whole series of sounds occupying respectively 2.50 secs.,
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg