of all time
idiom
: that has ever lived or existed
In my opinion, he is still the greatest basketball player of all time.
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This culminated with the 1966 release of Pet Sounds, which is widely considered one of the best albums of all time but was not initially well-received.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds, which had one of the best offenses of all time.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
She was recently named the most iconic video game star of all time in the series’ U.K. homeland, and her popularity translated to Hollywood a mere five years after Tomb Raider’s release.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Steve Albini, the noise-rock pioneer with Big Black and Shellac who also helped engineer some of the greatest alternative rock albums of all time — Nirvana’s In Utero and Pixies’ Surfer Rosa among them — has died at the age of 61.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
While most winners don’t break into the international mainstream pop circuit—instead, their superstar status is contained within the Eurovision fan base—there are a few exceptions like 2021 winners, Italian rock band Måneskin and the most popular Eurovision export of all time, 1974 winners ABBA.
—Lina Abascal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
That represented its third highest opening of all time for a local title in Korea.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Apr. 2024
Here is Entertainment Weekly’s ranking of the best zombie movies of all time.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, the SF90 Stradale launched as the most powerful Ferrari of all time, with a combined 986 hp (769 of which comes from its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds, which had one of the best offenses of all time.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
She was recently named the most iconic video game star of all time in the series’ U.K. homeland, and her popularity translated to Hollywood a mere five years after Tomb Raider’s release.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Steve Albini, the noise-rock pioneer with Big Black and Shellac who also helped engineer some of the greatest alternative rock albums of all time — Nirvana’s In Utero and Pixies’ Surfer Rosa among them — has died at the age of 61.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
While most winners don’t break into the international mainstream pop circuit—instead, their superstar status is contained within the Eurovision fan base—there are a few exceptions like 2021 winners, Italian rock band Måneskin and the most popular Eurovision export of all time, 1974 winners ABBA.
—Lina Abascal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2024
That represented its third highest opening of all time for a local title in Korea.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Apr. 2024
Here is Entertainment Weekly’s ranking of the best zombie movies of all time.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, the SF90 Stradale launched as the most powerful Ferrari of all time, with a combined 986 hp (769 of which comes from its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
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