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Recent Examples of microsecond When the outage started on Wednesday, some of NIST’s on-campus time distribution systems lapsed before the backup generator kicked in, causing a four-microsecond delay to the atomic clock, Jacobson said. —
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 For example, 5G needs to be accurate to within a tenth of a microsecond. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025 And if a hundred fish come out of the water, the AI snaps pictures of that hundred fish, identifies those fish, and puts that into the package in a microsecond. —Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 As Traders Magazine notes, even a 200-microsecond delay—caused simply by the physical distance between venues—can determine who executes first and who suffers slippage and adverse selection in fast-moving markets. —Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microsecond
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 For example, 5G needs to be accurate to within a tenth of a microsecond. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025 And if a hundred fish come out of the water, the AI snaps pictures of that hundred fish, identifies those fish, and puts that into the package in a microsecond. —Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 As Traders Magazine notes, even a 200-microsecond delay—caused simply by the physical distance between venues—can determine who executes first and who suffers slippage and adverse selection in fast-moving markets. —Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microsecond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
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The new prototype, still very far from being practical, took femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) to charge and stored the energy for nanoseconds.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
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These emitters showed stable optical performance, including nanosecond lifetimes and minimal signal fluctuation.— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
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Anna Moorhouse The goalkeeper is getting regular minutes for Orlando Pride and also started in the 8-0 win over China in November, so seems Hampton’s backup.— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Clutch scoring is defined as points that come in the final five minutes of a game where the point differential between teams is five or less.— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Consider this top the easiest way to look put together in seconds.— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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The cell maintains this state with machines called electron transport chains that pump out thousands of protons per second.— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Especially near Loveland Pass where amenities are sparse, cell service is not great and conditions can change in an instant.— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Then, in an instant, everything changed.— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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One of the challenges of this new novel was matching its heartbeat to the rhythm of the islands.— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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And in this new quiet, his heartbeat seemed broadcast in stereo.— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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In a split second, a game meant to be fun and light-hearted can quickly turn into serious repercussions for teenagers playing the game across the country.— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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For a split second, Hendry was in control.— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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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.— Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
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In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.— James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
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