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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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Mellanby’s career numbers: 364 goals and 476 assists in 1,431 regular-season games (tied for 17th all-time).
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Overall 37 people on the list are richer, led by the country’s richest person, Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai, who added more than $10 billion and boosted his fortune to an all-time high of $48.2 billion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
UConn holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series against Illinois with its only loss coming during the 1938-39 season.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
Through Friday's close, the S & P 500 was only 3.8% below its all-time high set in February.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Overall 37 people on the list are richer, led by the country’s richest person, Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai, who added more than $10 billion and boosted his fortune to an all-time high of $48.2 billion.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
UConn holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series against Illinois with its only loss coming during the 1938-39 season.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
Through Friday's close, the S & P 500 was only 3.8% below its all-time high set in February.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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