timer
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“Likely follow-up changes year or country; timer may be very short.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"The systems are designed to withstand technical failures. If a computer crashes or power fails, the timer pauses automatically and resumes on another machine."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The second flaw is that corporate America is a poor stock-market timer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The timer could include a message that says, “You’ve got five minutes to complete this sale,” or “Enter your credit card now or the price will go up,” Moore said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
I’m startled as a few people start to clap, and I check the timer.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Its long-maligned assistant was already stale the day it arrived, surpassed by agents such as Instinct and Muse that can complete multistep tasks for consumers, while Siri still sets kitchen timers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Bambi, a woman in her late 60s, began consuming conspiratorial media so religiously that she set timers to make sure she didn’t miss podcasts.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
That’s just the opposite of what typically happens at major market tops, when the timers exhibit stubborn bullishness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The cooking part was over, the timers went off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
They don’t have fancy egg timers in the supply closet at her office.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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