timed

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D-day, secretly known as Operation Overlord, was timed based on several factors, including the weather, the tides and the moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"This species overwinters as adults, which is relatively rare, and that's part of the reason why they come up out of the ground so early in the spring, timed to the apple bloom," Hoge explained.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The cameras were attached to trip wires so that when the horse passed each one, it would take a perfectly timed photograph.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

The probe follows concerns about suspiciously timed trades and a soldier charged for allegedly profiting over $400,000 using classified info.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

All of it was perfectly timed so that Rachel never had to sit by herself.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows