Word: split-second
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...During the ball's split-second journey from the bowler's hand to the batsman, Bradman would show more of his peculiar method. His backlift wasn't straight but in the direction of second slip, and his rear foot moved back and across the stumps. He liked to score from his first ball, then assess the vagaries of the pitch from the other end. He was most vulnerable early?he made seven noughts in 80 Test innings?but, once settled, an all-out attack was likely. These consisted of shots of all types, with a weighting toward late cuts...
...buzzer rang, and a split-second later the unmistakable sound of swish signified that Wente's Hail...
...amassed a fortune estimated at well over $1 billion. An average student and self-described "business machine," Rich dropped out of New York University to learn the commodities business from fellow European Jewish immigrants at Philipp Bros. He was a quick study, thriving in the high-stakes, split-second world of commodities trading, in which your demanding customer might be a Third World dictator and information is the hottest commodity...
Harvard's next possession ended after a fumbled snap in which it seemed that Rose pulled out of his stance a split-second too soon...
...going to get harder for us," Caples said. "But we have a very talented team out there, and playing these kind of matches--where you have to learn to make split-second decisions and execute under pressure--is going to continue to make us a better team...