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timekeepers

noun

plural of timekeeper

as in clocks

a device to measure time the museum includes some ancient water clocks and sundials in its collection of historical timekeepers

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Recent Examples of timekeepers This week, however, international timekeepers voted to scrap them and introduce the leap hour, the first of which might not happen for thousands of years. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Scientists, diplomats, and timekeepers across the globe agreed to this idea at a conference in Paris Thursday. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Since 1972, timekeepers have added 27 positive leap seconds to UTC, at very irregular intervals. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Evans hit another amazing dive to the outside on Theory before tossing Breakker into the timekeepers area. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 As the timekeepers speak, 90 minutes before the peloton is due in Belfort on stage 13, their work is all but done. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The accelerating rotation is fast enough, however, that timekeepers foresee the need for the first ever negative leap second—which could cause unknown and potentially catastrophic infrastructure problems. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 The market for both types of timekeepers peaked in the 1970s and ’80s, when demand was largely driven by collectors of antiques. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 The timekeepers even captured a picture of the dog crossing the finish line. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026

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clocks

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Such clocks could eventually support navigation systems in drones, submarines and other vehicles when GPS signals are unavailable or jammed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Floor-to-ceiling shelves are stacked with fine hardcover books, wooden xylophones, ticking clocks, and high-tech speakers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

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