timer

Example Sentences

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The results indicate that long-term memory relies not on a single on/off switch, but on a sequence of gene-regulating programs that unfold like molecular timers across the brain.

From Science Daily

There was nothing to suggest that compared with other occasions in recent years, the market timers were becoming unusually exuberant.

From Barron's

It’s the result of the new pitch timer, a limit on pickoffs in each at-bat and the slightly larger bases MLB introduced this year.

From Los Angeles Times

Baseball has new rules, most notably a timer between pitches.

From New York Times

Older A.I. bots like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa had more than a decade to improve, but they ended up stagnating and are now used mostly for setting timers and playing music.

From New York Times