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Noun
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The new prototype, still very far from being practical, took femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) to charge and stored the energy for nanoseconds.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Erica Wheeler scored eight of her 21 points in the final 70 seconds, Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Sparks beat the Washington Mystics, 92-87, on Friday night.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Noun
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With most of the Valkyries players having played heavy minutes overseas for the past few seasons, Jocytė’s talent isn’t surprising to her new teammates.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Chauvin pinned Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for around nine minutes.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Recent instants, according to the company, will be saved in an archive that's private and only accessible to the user who takes it.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Elle has become a collector of sounds, wandering the city with a pocket recorder in hand, creating what are, in effect, sonic images of instants stretched out into time.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To live with, and in, All of a Sudden is to match heartbeats with these two women for a few hours.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Much like their youthful, emotional heartbeats, malls in the ’80s and ’90s bustled, becoming as quintessential to American culture as hot dogs and apple pie.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Microseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microseconds. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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