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

Time skips in uncertain intervals, from one dire development to the next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But the longer between intervals where there’s a spark that sets it on fire, the more that accumulates.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Since each of these intervals is so many 11times11 in terms of frequencies, when you add intervals, you multiply their frequencies.

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