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on the hour

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  1. on the houradverb

    hourly, beginning at the start of each hour.

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  1. On the Hour

    On the Hour was a British radio programme that parodied current affairs broadcasting, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992. Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring and David Quantick, On the Hour starred Morris as the overzealous and self-important principal anchor. He was accompanied by a regular cast assembled by Iannucci, comprising Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider, who portrayed assorted news reporters, presenters and interviewees. On the Hour featured the first appearance of Coogan's character Alan Partridge as the "Sports Desk" reporter.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the hour in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the hour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of on the hour in a Sentence

  1. Blake Herzinger:

    Flying aircraft close to each other at 500 miles per hour with unfriendly intentions is generally unsafe, at that range, an unexpected maneuver or an equipment issue can cause a terrible accident in under a second.

  2. Kirk Cameron:

    I want to say to people loud and clear: There has never been a more exciting time in America to be a Christian, to be a person of deep faith in God, this could be our finest hour because when all hope seems lost, that is when God parts the waters. I think this could be a Red Sea moment for you, for me, for us, in our America story right now.

  3. Fred Upton:

    So you had one less hour of sunlight, and you’ve got little kids darting between cars in neighborhoods, we have the extra hour, and it can show that it actually reduces crime because most crime is at night at dusk.

  4. Pastor Kendall:

    I get an hour with people every week, versus the 167 hours that they have out on their own to do other things, there's a lot more access out there that fights against what I'm trying to teach from The Bible.

  5. Jaisal Patel:

    We were without power from 7pm local time Saturday and just got power back an hour ago.

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