stopwatch
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Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
This includes the stopwatch he used when songwriting, his 1988 British passport, and post-it note conversations with his archive team about items he chose to retain.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The persistent, rhythmic ticking of the “60 Minutes” stopwatch is like the heartbeat of American investigative journalism.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
He urged factory managers to break down each task into its smallest motions, measure these with a stopwatch and then determine the “one best way” to perform the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
He pulled his stopwatch out and pumped the trigger as the horse ripped past the marker.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In the church, Ferrari and his workers have their stopwatches out to time the Maserati.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Even among the irrepressible talents of his co-stars, Perry stood out, for a rubbery, heedless way with physical comedy and a split-second timing that most stopwatches would envy.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Discovering how workers could perform more efficiently often meant timing their movements with stopwatches to make sure they did not attach parts or move levers inefficiently.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Players click stopwatches hanging from their waists, calling out the time it takes for a throw to reach the target, or “house.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Two coaches hurried up, gaping at their stopwatches, on which they had clocked his final lap.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
