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Recent Examples of microsecondEvery microsecond counts, and data needs to be trusted absolutely; win-or-lose decisions depend on it.—Hugo Feiler, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Every instant at which the brightness change exceeds a certain threshold, with microsecond timing.—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2024 Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy plane courtesy of NASA, however, researchers are finally able to conduct direct analysis of these microsecond bursts of radioactive energy that occur across the planet every day.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024 Trading & Investment Platforms Coinbase and Kraken use machine learning to detect fraud in microseconds while analyzing complex market patterns beyond human capability.—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microsecond
Suddenly, hearsay, whether or not grounded in fact, could be amplified to the rest of the world in a nanosecond, with fact-finding considered secondary or not at all.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Sizes and colors are limited, so don’t leave them in your cart for a nanosecond longer than necessary.
The first season of Nobody Wants This became an instant hit, with Netflix announcing its decision to renew the series for a second installment in October 2024.
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Esther Kang,
People.com,
2 June 2025
Lively Additions Keep in mind that while colorful glassware, china, and the like will liven up your tablescape in an instant, there's nothing like the addition of fresh flowers or greenery to really bring color and energy to your setup.
The emotional heartbeat of the gang, Cancer is the one hugging people after blindsides and crying at the final tribal.
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Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
31 May 2025
The app detects arrhythmias and irregular heartbeats, early signs of heart failure, indicators of coronary artery disease and heart valve abnormalities.
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Ramsha Waseem,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
In a thousand-year-old sport where a split second can decide everything, two months will probably feel like an eternity.
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Matt Moret,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.
Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.
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