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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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Over a five-day period in June, locations in seven U.S. states, including California, surpassed all-time maximum temperature records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
McCormick’s athletic testing at the combine placed him in the 99th percentile for offensive linemen, and earned him a Relative Athletic Score of 9.96, which is the seventh-best all-time out of over 1,500 guard prospects.
88.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Gold’s rise to all-time highs above $2,400 an ounce this year has captivated global markets.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
Blue Valley North ran a Kansas high school all-time best time of 3:52.65 to win the 1,600 relay.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Our exposure levels are at an all-time high and rising.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The weight loss drug shortage comes amid an announcement from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Utah Drug Information Service that drug shortages have reached an all-time high.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
And in the other, Leonard, the all-time playoff performer and two-time NBA Finals MVP out of Moreno Valley.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Illmatic is high on many all-time greatest albums lists (in any genre), and in 2021, was the first hip-hop album inducted into the Library of Congress.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
McCormick’s athletic testing at the combine placed him in the 99th percentile for offensive linemen, and earned him a Relative Athletic Score of 9.96, which is the seventh-best all-time out of over 1,500 guard prospects.
88.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Gold’s rise to all-time highs above $2,400 an ounce this year has captivated global markets.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
Blue Valley North ran a Kansas high school all-time best time of 3:52.65 to win the 1,600 relay.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2024
Our exposure levels are at an all-time high and rising.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The weight loss drug shortage comes amid an announcement from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Utah Drug Information Service that drug shortages have reached an all-time high.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
And in the other, Leonard, the all-time playoff performer and two-time NBA Finals MVP out of Moreno Valley.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Illmatic is high on many all-time greatest albums lists (in any genre), and in 2021, was the first hip-hop album inducted into the Library of Congress.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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