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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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The Galaxy have a slim lead in the all-time series 29-28-18, including a 19-9-9 record at home.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Celebrini now has 94 points, moving him past Jonathan Cheechoo for fourth place on the Sharks’ all-time single-season scoring list.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Up next Oklahoma now must wait and hope winning eight of 10 before this loss was enough for a 35th all-time NCAA berth.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
With crude oil benchmarks hovering near $100 per barrel—up 70% since early January—prices may rise to all-time highs of $150 or greater by the end of March if the strait remains effectively closed with no clear end in sight, McNally said.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Celebrini now has 94 points, moving him past Jonathan Cheechoo for fourth place on the Sharks’ all-time single-season scoring list.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Up next Oklahoma now must wait and hope winning eight of 10 before this loss was enough for a 35th all-time NCAA berth.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
With crude oil benchmarks hovering near $100 per barrel—up 70% since early January—prices may rise to all-time highs of $150 or greater by the end of March if the strait remains effectively closed with no clear end in sight, McNally said.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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