hours
plural noun
a period regularly or customarily appointed for work, business, etc
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- plural of hour.
hours
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/ aʊəz /
plural noun
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a period regularly or customarily appointed for work, business, etc
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one's times of rising and going to bed (esp in the phrases keep regular, irregular, or late hours )
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an indefinite period of time
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Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): canonical hours.
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the seven times of the day laid down for the recitation of the prayers of the divine office
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the prayers recited at these times
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the hours just after midnight
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until very late
Hours
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/ aʊəz /
plural noun
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They boast a 92-percent speech-to-sign accuracy rate and Kimathi says the results have made all the long hours in the lab worthwhile.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ten hours later, a military helicopter airlifted the stranded team to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The grim case led to a series of dramatic twists and turns as the jury deliberated for nearly 40 hours over seven days to determine Clancy's fate.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But after four hours, no vehicle had arrived.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I don’t know how long I’ve been walking — minutes? hours? — before my bones rattle and I realize that I left my jacket behind.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Hours later, Niger's authorities said the rebellion had been contained.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Chuck Wilkins, 52, business development director, of Reston, Va., who ordered eight tickets to the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Hours later, Seoul's military said the drills would wrap up on Friday, not on August 27 as originally planned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hours later, he and the little pig he tried in vain to catch went viral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Petey explained to the Golden Hours that when they carried Otto and TimeStar around the county, they couldn’t move at light speed.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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