as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be ready in a second
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Recent Examples of second
Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
For anyone going through a divorce, there are more emotions and ups and downs than can ever be conveyed in a 30-second video on TikTok, Wright said.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
The Kings made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers to acquire the draft rights to UConn standout Alex Karaban, the 29th overall pick, in exchange for the 34th pick in this year’s draft and a future second-round pick.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Inter Miami was coming off back-to-back road wins at Toronto and Cincinnati and moved up from third place to second in the Eastern Conference with Sunday’s win.
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Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Noun
Dingler also doubled, scored on a single by Spencer Torkelson in the first and lofted a sacrifice fly in the second.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
For anyone going through a divorce, there are more emotions and ups and downs than can ever be conveyed in a 30-second video on TikTok, Wright said.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Adjective
Alex Sarr, who the Wizards took second overall out of France in 2024, will look to take steps forward, while veterans like D’Angelo Russell will also play a role.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
The Kings made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers to acquire the draft rights to UConn standout Alex Karaban, the 29th overall pick, in exchange for the 34th pick in this year’s draft and a future second-round pick.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Verb
Norway was a soccer power in the 1990s, playing in consecutive World Cups and climbing to second in the FIFA world rankings.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Inter Miami was coming off back-to-back road wins at Toronto and Cincinnati and moved up from third place to second in the Eastern Conference with Sunday’s win.
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Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second
Noun
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Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
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That assessment comes from Nielsen’s TV and streaming measurement system, which calculates how many people have watched for at least one minute.
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Li has dedicated freezer bags for different dishes, like vegetable scraps for soups or fruit discards for smoothies.
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Tracking discards, reading opponents, weighing probabilities and managing your own hand all happen at once, every turn.
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Chief Randal Taylor, in an another car behind Adams, aided the pursuit, the police said.
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This desire to preserve tradition, however, is likely to be met with a growing desire to preserve an another value: openness.
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Given the scale of the tragedy and the size of its foreign debt, Venezuela needs far more than the aid now arriving to assist those affected and rebuild its infrastructure.
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Law enforcement closed the westbound traffic lanes for about 13 hours as emergency responders assisted those involved and cleared the accident scene, the release said.
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Key moment The Dream controlled the game early.
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Since the decision, residents and conservationists around the country have rallied around the geese, urging the HOA to reconsider the cull and find nonlethal measures to control the population.
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By this stage, Beiranvand had joined Tehran giants Persepolis and won four successive Persian Gulf Pro League titles, as well as reaching the AFC Champions League final.
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The stock surged for several successive days following a record-breaking IPO, briefly overtaking both Amazon and Microsoft in terms of market cap and rising more than 60% on the initial share offering price of $135.
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Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene.
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Grant also said passengers should consider wearing closed-toe shoes, which can aid in quickly evacuating.
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