clock
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There are a few fun visual gags about the degraded far-future — a hospital named St. God’s, the city’s digital clock tower being stuck on a blinking 12:00 — but its punchlines tend toward nasty.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
This version of the footage vs. the clock appeared to show that a Western Michigan player had touched the ball with one second left on the game clock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"What we really need is a dedicated mechanism... which works around the clock," Saswata Sanyal with the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Seeing bright light in the morning, which is good for regulating your circadian rhythm - that is, your body's natural clock.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Miss Lacey kept checking the big clock on the wall as she inspected each model.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
