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Recent Examples of atomic clock
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Internet Time Service Facility in Boulder lost power Wednesday afternoon, disrupting the agency’s atomic clock, spokesperson Rebecca Jacobson said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
All of the atomic clocks continued ticking through the power outage last week thanks to their battery backup systems, according to NIST supervisory research physicist Jeff Sherman.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 Dec. 2025
Optical atomic clocks, which use intersecting laser beams to entrap and monitor the atoms, are currently accurate down to 1 attosecond, or a billionth of a billionth of a second.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2025
Weiss developed a precise atomic clock, and was also a pioneer in the measurement of a cosmic fossil called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), leftover radiation from an event just after the Big Bang.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
All of the atomic clocks continued ticking through the power outage last week thanks to their battery backup systems, according to NIST supervisory research physicist Jeff Sherman.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 Dec. 2025
Optical atomic clocks, which use intersecting laser beams to entrap and monitor the atoms, are currently accurate down to 1 attosecond, or a billionth of a billionth of a second.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2025
Weiss developed a precise atomic clock, and was also a pioneer in the measurement of a cosmic fossil called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), leftover radiation from an event just after the Big Bang.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atomic clock
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Choose from multiple models to fit your space, including the Mini Restful, which combines an air purifier and alarm clock with a personalized sunrise and soothing sounds.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Amazon Smart Speaker Deals The Echo Spot is a versatile smart alarm clock that combines a vibrant, customizable display with surprisingly rich audio for its size.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Generally speaking, the twice-a-year daylight saving time clock changes are unpopular.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The scoreboards went out, the time clocks were stopped and play was halted on all four sheets.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Once started, the toy acts essentially like a grandfather clock, which also happens to be that one co-worker who drops by your cubicle for a chat.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Just visit the store's 240-year-old grandfather clock.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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During Milan Design Week last April, the brand unveiled the Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Atomic clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic%20clock. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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