as in minutes
a very small space of time
I'll be ready in a second
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as in discards
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
the slightly flawed linens were sold as seconds
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as in sides (with)
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William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Duality – On Black Wings stacks for max effectiveness, reduced from 5 to 3 but extend buff duration from 7 to 10 seconds.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Experiment with different shutter speeds from three to 15 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Night Cat Pop-up Camping Tent The Night Cat upgraded pop-up tent opens in three seconds and packs away much smaller than traditional models, thanks to a simple fold mechanism.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Seven plays, 70 yards, and in only three minutes and six seconds Atlanta has a touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Duality – On Black Wings stacks for max effectiveness, reduced from 5 to 3 but extend buff duration from 7 to 10 seconds.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The booster anomaly could be seen in long-range tracking camera views when a shower of sparks and what looked like debris fell away from the right-side SRB 37 seconds after liftoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
People form their opinions in seconds, often without meeting you in person.
—Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The booster anomaly could be seen in long-range tracking camera views when a shower of sparks and what looked like debris fell away from the right-side SRB 37 seconds after liftoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Duality – On Black Wings stacks for max effectiveness, reduced from 5 to 3 but extend buff duration from 7 to 10 seconds.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Experiment with different shutter speeds from three to 15 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Night Cat Pop-up Camping Tent The Night Cat upgraded pop-up tent opens in three seconds and packs away much smaller than traditional models, thanks to a simple fold mechanism.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Seven plays, 70 yards, and in only three minutes and six seconds Atlanta has a touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Duality – On Black Wings stacks for max effectiveness, reduced from 5 to 3 but extend buff duration from 7 to 10 seconds.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The booster anomaly could be seen in long-range tracking camera views when a shower of sparks and what looked like debris fell away from the right-side SRB 37 seconds after liftoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
People form their opinions in seconds, often without meeting you in person.
—Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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