timer

Example Sentences

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The results indicate that long-term memory relies not on a single on/off switch, but on a sequence of gene-regulating programs that unfold like molecular timers across the brain.

From Science Daily

There was nothing to suggest that compared with other occasions in recent years, the market timers were becoming unusually exuberant.

From Barron's

Millennia before the Clocky alarm or smartphone screen timers, philosophers grappled with the same question: How can we live with intention and follow through?

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaving electric blankets or heated throws on for too long can also be dangerous, so use the timer function.

From BBC

Your heating system may have a timer function which lets you programme particular temperatures at different times of the day.

From BBC