How to Use always-on in a Sentence
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But this kind of proactive, always-on agent is where a lot of businesses want to go.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Thread is now poised to handle smart-home devices and always-on sensors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
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In today’s always-on world, the concept of work-life balance is a myth.
—Rekha Thomas, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Oh, and 24 hours of battery life — this time with the always-on display.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
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Samsung says both sizes can last up to 30 hours per charge with the always-on display turned on.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 22 July 2026
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The display updates once per second in always-on mode instead of once per minute.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
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An always-on environment can lead to burnout.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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The right technology Kids live in an always-on world.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Garmin rates its stamina at 10 days of normal use or four days in its always-on display mode.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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It’s not defined by its shootouts and red-light-always-on entertainment.
—Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
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The always-on screen supports variable refresh rates for smoother motion.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
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But always-on markets compress the time available to react.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Meta might be the next company to make an always-on AI wearable.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026
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Plus, the wearable sports the same large, always-on display as the Series 9.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
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And thanks to new display technology, the always-on watch display is brighter from the side.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Pro iPhones are still the only ones that support the always-on display.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
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The always-on workday killed the lunch break, but now workers are using AI to claw it back.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Building trust is integral to the success of always-on programs.
—Tyler Moebius, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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In other words, the website becomes an always-on listening tool.
—Dave Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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The 10 Pro models have always had an always-on display.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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All three panels support an always-on mode and reach up to 2,600 nits in brightness.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
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But things changed with the Model 3 and its always-on magnetic motor.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2023
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And then there’s the world of always-on streaming, in which the temptations of parasociality are even more acute.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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The Ultra 2 rocks a bigger, brighter, always-on screen that’s easy to check during workouts or glances.
—PC Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
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But those stores should be secured, and Play Protect and the live threat detection should be always-on.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In an instant-everything, always-on world, finding the time to take a breath, a beat, and a moment to yourself isn’t easy.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
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The most intrusive form of employee monitoring is via an always-on, live video feed.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
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People didn’t even have always-on Internet connections in most homes.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2014
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The display will lack ProMotion and always-on features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
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With over 50 always-on channels, Peacock has a fine selection of shows and movies to watch on demand.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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