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Noun
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Like sand through the hourglass, so too go the dumplings of the Denver Post’s annual food bracket.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026 -
In the prelude, the two main characters sit across from each other at a plain table, and Isolde turns over an hourglass.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The first sundials and water clocks were determined to have been used in 1200 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Days sometimes may feel like mere hours when times are good, and the moments may barely tick by in a dull day, but the passage of Earth around the sun hasn’t changed in an easily measurable way since humans first started using sundials.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
31 July 2025
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Before time zones, people used other methods of telling time like sun dials and water clocks.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The first sundials and water clocks were determined to have been used in 1200 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Sandglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandglass. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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