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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
The Trojans are 5-1 in a new era where even two-loss teams can qualify and, OK, just play along here for a sec.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
“Just a sec, Aunt Heidi,” I say, and whip the plaid tent off over my head and avoid looking too close at my soft body in the hard light.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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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
We watched it meticulously fold T-shirts in about 90 secs, but its creator says it is getting faster all the time.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
That meant he reclaimed the yellow jersey from Ben Healy and more than doubled his time advantage over Vingegaard, his main rival for the general classification, who is now 3 mins 31 secs behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
Moreover, in the French version of a proclamation for regulating the prices of wines, issued by the privy Council in 1633, the expression vins secs corresponds with the word sacks in the original.
From Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various