clockwork

In the middle of a period of economic growth, during which U.S. businesses had been creating, like clockwork, more than 150,000 jobs each month, suddenly the private sector added just 84,000 jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Tripling volumes, hitting annual release dates like clockwork, minimizing risky capital investments and returning more than $1 trillion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks helped Cook multiply Apple’s valuation 13 times during his tenure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The busy operation has to run like clockwork, as about 200 lorries will arrive to collect products every day.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In the vague clockwork of industry deservedness, the odds have always favored Paul Thomas Anderson.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

Nor had she reported receiving the packets of poultice that Miss Mortimer sent Penelope every few months, like clockwork.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

In these clocks, atoms are held in place by laser beams arranged in a lattice and serve as extremely precise "clockworks."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

When the Victorian-era clockworks began to tick in 1859, it was the largest, most accurate four-sided striking timepiece in the world.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022

In the meantime, craftsmen from Smith Bell and Clock Service removed the clockworks, including the clock’s four faces and dials and are storing them while the case is restored.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2020

The rapid-fire labor-intensiveness of Mr. Marclay’s effort also emphasizes the laborious, collaborative nature of films — that they are themselves elaborate clockworks of actors, directors, cinematographers, set and costume designers and makeup artists.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2011

The man was built entirely out of clockworks and fine machinery.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick