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clock

[klok] / klɒk /


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PC Harper, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, responded to the quad bike call just hours after he had been due to clock off and begin his honeymoon with wife Lissie Harper.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

At one of Snabbit's training hubs in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru, workers rehearse tasks such as chopping vegetables against the clock.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The new technique builds on Professor Chapman's earlier "sunclock," a system that places the Sun's irregular cycles onto a standardized clock.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Investors’ ability to trade around the clock and across the globe took another step closer on Tuesday after the London Stock Exchange said it would start a new 24-hour trading venue.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Duane loaded the clock onto the boat and took hold of the rope.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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