minutes

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Over the next 30 minutes, the storm would worsen and the three waterways that surround Mystic would all flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

Just 30 minutes later, his key worker Cookson put him down again for a second sleep in the afternoon, placing him inside a small teepee that was decorated in tinsel for Christmas.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Now in his 18th season, Durant played the second-most total minutes of any player this season, trailing only 23-year-old teammate Amen Thompson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

As the minutes went by and we didn’t speak, the silence went around and around and dropped down over us like the night dropped into the room.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott