intervals

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"On May 4, two unidentified aircraft struck the outer plate of the port-side ballast tank at the stern of the HMM Namu at roughly one-minute intervals, causing flames and smoke," he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

He performs songs such as the previously detailed “Death Row,” taking brief intervals to tell stories of his experiences while incarcerated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Instead of taking millions of years for a single layer, dolomite can gradually build up in far shorter intervals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The day will feature sunny intervals and scattered showers, most frequent in northern Scotland, north-west England and north-west Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Instruments that can bend most pitches enough to fine-tune them during a performance — and this includes most orchestral instruments — also tend to play the "pure" intervals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones