zero hour
Example Sentences
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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
Agency workers who choose to be on zero hour contracts will also be made eligible for compensation if their shifts are changed at short notice, it is understood.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
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
An important event happens at the zero hour, not the one hour.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
