timer
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Kelly set a countdown timer on his work computer until his 55th birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Though the market’s pullback was relatively modest, the average market timer nevertheless ran for the exits in a big way.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Living by the coast in Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales, he often sets a timer and picks a landmark to walk to.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Prosecutors said one of the phones had a 15-minute timer ready to start, while another displayed an ominous message from an unknown number — “we will be awaiting your call.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
If he could get it, maybe he could stop the timer or put it somewhere it would cause the least amount of damage.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
The obvious follow-up question is whether stock market timers can do better than random — successfully identifying when these best and worst days are most likely to occur.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The cooking part was over, the timers went off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Critics say the app’s countdown timers, amped-up chat feeds and other elements encourage impulse overspending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Contrarians will be looking to see if, yet again, the market timers spend no more than a few days in that zone and then retreat.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
She thought Tim must have screwed up the timers.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
