hour
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But the exchange’s new computer system stumbled on its first day, failing just before the market opened and remaining unusable to traders for about an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The drive home to North Hollywood is considerably shorter than the drive to Long Beach because the freeways are mostly empty at that late hour, and he uses that time to decompress and relax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
All three kids live within an hour away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
What would the average speed of his horse have been, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
If we hadn’t been driving for only one hour, I’d almost believe the bus took a wrong turn and ended up in Browning, Montana.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Gladwell finds those parts through hours and hours of interviews, which he does in a concentrated block as he allows the story to evolve in his mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
It says it’s 17 seconds long, but on my computer it seems to last for hours.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Tickets for the Dublin show sold out and dozens of concertgoers were queueing at the venue hours before the its doors were opened.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The deal comes hours after Anthropic publicly unveiled its filing for an initial public offering, which The Wall Street Journal reported could value the company between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Her mother worked long hours, and when she had free time, she disappeared for days on end.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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