clock on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The players, though, may not mind running down the play clock on some of those talks.
That email is what starts the clock on estoppel.
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Aunt Melissa looks at the clock on the wall.
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If the increase in inflation in January is bigger than expected, it would be a setback for the Fed and perhaps even reset the clock on the next interest-rate cut.
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If the increase in inflation in January is bigger than expected, it would be a setback for the Fed and perhaps even reset the clock on the next interest-rate cut.
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