as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be ready in a second
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Relevance
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as in another
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as in to assist
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Cigna denied 300,000 requests for payment approval in a period of just two months, spending, on average, just 1.2 seconds per case.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
His amount of screen time— roughly 10 minutes for every 10 seconds Genevieve has received — would attest to that.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
In practice, this means that if a driver is backing up before the system reboots, the rearview camera might be behind by two seconds—thus breaking federal regulations.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Next, look to the seconds indicator at 2 o’clock and note the tip of the hand, designed like a stealth aircraft.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Cigna denied 300,000 requests for payment approval in a period of just two months, spending, on average, just 1.2 seconds per case.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
His amount of screen time— roughly 10 minutes for every 10 seconds Genevieve has received — would attest to that.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
In practice, this means that if a driver is backing up before the system reboots, the rearview camera might be behind by two seconds—thus breaking federal regulations.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Second.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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