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Recent Examples of microsecond
Signals from FRBs typically last from microseconds to several millisecond-timescales, rather than only a few 10s of nanoseconds.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Steffen said the company recently made progress with its Heron chips, going from around 150 to 250 microseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
Medieval alchemists toiled unsuccessfully to change lead into gold, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland had better luck – though for only a microsecond.
—George Petras, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Most notably, its coherence time of 72 microseconds enables more complex quantum operations before decoherence occurs.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Steffen said the company recently made progress with its Heron chips, going from around 150 to 250 microseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2025
Medieval alchemists toiled unsuccessfully to change lead into gold, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland had better luck – though for only a microsecond.
—George Petras, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Most notably, its coherence time of 72 microseconds enables more complex quantum operations before decoherence occurs.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
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The clocks are also capable of measuring in billionths of a second, or nanoseconds, which are synchronized globally to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).—
James Powel,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But having laws in one country is not enough—the internet is global, and images hop countries in a nanosecond.—
Bryan Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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With Minnesota pushing for an equalizer, San Luis sub Sebastian Perez-Bouquet scored the second goal in the 90th minute.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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Suarez then curled in a gorgeous cross to De Paul that the Argentine newcomer tucked away, marking his first goal since joining the Herons and negating Pumas attacker Jorge Ruvalcaba’s opener 11 minutes earlier.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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With less than 30 seconds on the clock, cornerback Ethan Robinson blitzed Lions quarterback Henson Hook and managed to come down with a game-sealing interception.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins ventured to Detroit for their second preseason game and won, 24-17, as rookie cornerback Ethan Robinson had the play of the game with a dramatic leaping interception with 22 seconds left at the Dolphins’ 20-yard line.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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In an instant, the scoring threat was vaporized, with the score still tied at 5.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The boat rose on end, and her bows were buried in an instant; a hurried ejaculation, at once shriek and prayer, rose to the lips of the bravest when, unexpected mercy!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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According to medical records, the former pro wrestler had a history of leukemia and atrial fibrillation, a common disorder that causes irregular heartbeats.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Seeking immediate medical attention if a wound becomes red, swollen, oozes pus, or shows other signs of infection such as fever, increasing pain, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, confusion, or disorientation.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They’ll be decided in the split second after the click — where expensive, high-intent traffic is either captured or lost.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Padres challenged the call, which was overturned after replay showed Hamilton’s hand came off the bag for a split second.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.—
James Vincent,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2023
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Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.—
Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2023
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“Microsecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microsecond. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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