zero hour
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In January 2026, the clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest we’ve ever been to a designated zero hour.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The bill would offer "a genuine living wage and sick pay for the lowest earners" and ban "exploitative zero hour contracts and unpaid internships", she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
The panel has called his bluff at the zero hour, playing the other side of the same game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
And considering that journalists have long used the platform to document the country’s suppression of press freedom, press outlets view Twitter’s case as a sort of zero hour for Indian free expression rights.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2022
Modified Julian Date is simply the Julian Date less 2,400,000 days and 12 hours, putting the zero hour at midnight on November 17, 1858.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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