this second

phrase

: right now : immediately
Get back here this second!

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Woodland is one of 50 players who qualified for this second leg of the FedEx Playoffs. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026 Immigration advocates’ concerns about this second contract announcement focussed on whether the organization was capable of filling that gap. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 And since the gun-toting librarian who would go on to save the remaining Platts at a vital moment was among the neighbors rescued from this second teleportation, does this mean the children perish too? Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Jeremy Davies delivers one of the better, more charismatic portrayals of Manson in this second adaptation of Helter Skelter, which aired on CBS in 2004. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for this second

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“This second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20second. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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