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Recent Examples on the Web After an informal camp meeting, Reznicek noticed the woman’s wristwatch set to military time. — Julia Shipley, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021 In military time, this ends up being 14:59, the name of one of Sugar Ray's albums. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2021 The Brecksville-Broadview Heights district lit stadium lights every night last week from 8-8:20 p.m. The end time was chosen because 8:20 p.m. in military time is 20:20, representing the graduation year of this class. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2020 The schools are making it a nightly ritual to turn on the lights at 8:20 p.m., which is 20:20 military time, and leaving them lit for 20 minutes, and 20 seconds to honor the class of 2020. — Richard Obert, azcentral, 8 Apr. 2020 Many high schools throughout Oregon and across the country are participating in the event this spring, where the school’s football stadium lights are lit at 8:20 p.m. (2020 military time), usually for 20 minutes. — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2020 For a country with such a large military, the United States is strangely averse to using military time (the 24-hour clock). — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2020 In some of the clips, dispatchers state the military time at the end of the radio call, but not in others. — Richard Ruelas, azcentral, 27 Nov. 2019 That is why Makela Jackson’s sorority sisters gathered Sunday on the 8th day of July at eight minutes past 7 p.m. (19:08 in military time), to pay tribute and honor a life cut short by a freak vacation accident. — Ernie Suggs, ajc, 8 July 2018

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“Military time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20time. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.

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