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Recent Examples of nanosecond 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 The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds. IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025 The family photographer basks in a few rare moments of adulation, which will evaporate in a nanosecond as soon as a camera appears. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025 The former would trade places with the latter in a nanosecond, and the reverse isn’t remotely true. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nanosecond
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Noun
  • On festival days, shuttles will begin service approximately 60 minutes prior to the gate opening time.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the final minute of regulation, a huge catch and run gave Dallas a 28-yard touchdown and the lead with 43 seconds remaining.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to videos, officers waited roughly 20 seconds before detaining people.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The league will rely on its player tracking data, which uses pose data that incorporates 29 data points on a player’s body collected 60 times per second to gather their movements and positioning, to underline the endeavor.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Barkov is the heartbeat of the team, their top-line center, a three-time winner of the Selke Trophy given annually to the league’s top defensive forward, a tireless worker, one of the main players who exemplifies the way the Panthers play under Maurice.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • At the hospital, Harrison and Johnson were told once again that their fetus still had a heartbeat and there was nothing the hospital could do because of its Catholic affiliation.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of reacting to every downturn, remind yourself that these moments are temporary and that markets have always recovered over time.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While reflecting on that moment to Variety, Beauvais says her decision to leave was her way of prioritizing herself at the time.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Nanosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanosecond. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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