minutes

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“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Laws limit babies to about 20 minutes of work at a time, making it necessary to cast twins and triplets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A widely respected Israeli news outlet tonight described Netanyahu convening a security cabinet meeting with just five minutes notice, shortly before the ceasefire announcement was made.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When Green Tile’s co-founder Ernest Chan, 29, announced that we only had 20 minutes left, I thought he was joking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I repeat, distracted, looking at the small handful of coins in my palm, calculating how many minutes of conversation I can buy.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse