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hour

[ouuhr, ou-er] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər /






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To do that he needs to overturn Fidesz's long-running control of a swathe of towns and cities, such as Székesfehérvár, Hungary's medieval "city of kings", an hour south of Budapest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The $6 million in total damages awarded by a jury in Los Angeles in a case involving Meta and Google’s YouTube is less than half the operating cash flow that Meta alone generates every hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A team of nearly 50 supported operations during the festival as the astronaut roved the grounds at a speed of less than five miles an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As for the mission, the Orion spacecraft carrying the four astronauts will hit the Earth’s atmosphere at about 24,000 miles an hour External link and heat up to roughly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The last hour of my shift is a farce.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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