cuckoo clock

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Recent Examples of cuckoo clock Condit screamed to her mother to call 911 and hurried to collect a few belongings: documents, pillows, a cuckoo clock. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 At each location there will be around five dozen vendors who come from all over Europe as well as Illinois, and this is the place to buy real cuckoo clocks form the Black Forest. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Walsh also discovered whether Welles actually wrote the famous cuckoo clock speech Lime gives to Martins on the ferris wheel. Gregory James Wakeman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024 Its centerpiece was a grand, defunct table cuckoo clock whose avian automaton was paralyzed just beyond its little door. Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cuckoo clock
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Noun
  • Again, perfect as a new smart assistant and alarm clock in one.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • Snag early Prime Day deals on crucial sleep essentials like mattresses, supportive pillows, cozy bedding, and even innovative sleep tech such as smart rings and sunrise alarm clocks.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The processing plant was modeled on Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory, which opened in 1910; Seabrook management even installed a time clock out in the fields, where farm hands punched in and out of work.
    John Seabrook June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • But the truly savvy teens aren't punching time clocks.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The towering grandfather clock in the foyer of Paul and Susan Monreal’s soon-to-be former home is far more than a conversation piece.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • The ticking of a grandfather clock in the White House's Map Room, where the interview took place, is audible throughout due to the pauses and silence that hangs in the room as the former president tries to remember dates and events.
    Peter Aitken Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Last year, on July 5, 2024, Earth experienced the shortest day ever recorded since the advent of the atomic clock 65 years ago, at 1.66 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
  • From when records began (with the invention of the atomic clock) in 1973 until 2020, the shortest day ever recorded was 1.05 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to Timeanddate.com.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 July 2025

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“Cuckoo clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuckoo%20clock. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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