second

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The first chick hatched late Saturday at 11:33 p.m. while the second emerged Sunday at 8:30 a.m., according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the couple’s webcam.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The second was that I couldn’t believe there was still so much of the film left, and I felt like so much had already happened.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

A second followed soon after from Ross Thompson, who also nailed a fine conversion, to narrow the gap to two points.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In his message on Sunday, Trump also referred to another operation inside Iran to rescue "another brave pilot ... which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Now that I’ve shaved a tenth of a second off my time, I’m working on the next tenth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam