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stopwatch

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as in chronograph

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Recent Examples of stopwatch In many places, no one is standing by with a stopwatch to enforce the rule. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 On Friday at the Tribeca Festival, Madonna‘s appearance at a world premiere drew frenzied ovations that could never be timed on a stopwatch – before, during and after the 90-minute event at the Beacon Theatre. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026 The moves cap a period of turmoil for the venerable newsmagazine that premiered in 1968 and is known for its ticking stopwatch. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Simply drive onto one of the game’s fun little grassroots-style circuits, and the stopwatch starts. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stopwatch

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Jason Momoa, Sylvester Stallone, and Luke Bryan flexed different iterations of the Crown’s legendary chronograph, with the trio of timepieces showing just how much the model has evolved since launching in 1963.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Epstein significantly expanded the living spaces, adding a larger pool, new cabanas, a massive sundial and a bizarre temple-like structure overlooking the island’s southwest coast.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Our junior suite overlooked the 18th-century-style garden, where a life-sized statue of James Joyce doubles as a sundial.

— Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2026

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