timer

Example Sentences

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Were this another sport—football, basketball, baseball—they’d be swooning over Alcaraz as an all timer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The average short-term timer that my firm tracks reduced recommended equity exposure on Tuesday by almost 20 percentage points, as judged by the Hulbert Stock Newsletter Sentiment Index.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The first light also sets an internal timer for melatonin to be produced again 14 hours later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In just 4% of all trading days over the past 25 years has this average stock-market timer been more optimistic than now.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

I’m startled as a few people start to clap, and I check the timer.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan