blink of an eye

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Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme, O'Hanlon said three families and three communities have been "torn apart in the blink of an eye".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

V1298 Tau is remarkably young by astronomical standards, at just about 20 million years old -- a blink of an eye compared to the Sun's 4.5-billion-year history.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

From light to dark in the blink of an eye.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Henley’s trick is to change dresses in the blink of an eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

They hear one of his songs, and, in the blink of an eye, they think, Wow!

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell