internal clock
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“Light is the way the internal clock knows what time it is.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Her internal clock, built over millions of years of evolution to tune human biology to the rising and setting of the Sun, is insisting it is morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Night shift work has also drawn attention from major health agencies because of its effects on the body's internal clock, sleep patterns, light exposure, and hormone signaling.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
My internal clock wherever I am just knows it’s 4 p.m. and I get a little sad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
No. His internal clock doesn’t work that way.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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