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she checks her phone for messages hourly
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will hold briefings at DCA hourly into Thursday morning, starting at 12:30 a.m. EST.
DCA will reopen at 11 a.m. at the earliest, with departing flights suspended and arriving flights diverted to Dulles International Airport (IAD).
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Average hourly wages rose by 0.5% from December and 4.1% from January 2024, a bit hotter than forecasters had expected.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
Air quality changes constantly, even hourly, and relies heavily on factors like wind and precipitation.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will hold briefings at DCA hourly into Thursday morning, starting at 12:30 a.m. EST.
DCA will reopen at 11 a.m. at the earliest, with departing flights suspended and arriving flights diverted to Dulles International Airport (IAD).
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
San Diego kicked off the first wave of major parking changes in late January when the City Council doubled the hourly rate at parking meters citywide from $1.25 to $2.50.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Average hourly wages rose by 0.5% from December and 4.1% from January 2024, a bit hotter than forecasters had expected.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Hourly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hourly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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