at one time
idiom
: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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Justice Thomas has long argued that the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, and Justices Alito, Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett have all, at one time or another, pressed for a race neutral approach to redistricting.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 July 2025
One way to view this two-party interest is expediency — each side, at one time or another, believed the other had more figures on whatever list probably doesn’t exist.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Everyone watching will, at one time or another, get their cultural and political feathers ruffled, and some of the disdain directed at Aster might well be deserved – in particular the film’s ridiculously violent final act that needed a bit more finessing to give it the punch Aster was aiming for.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
The original order was for work to be done in three stages over 10 years, but the city and state eventually agreed to do the project all at one time to save costs.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 July 2025
One way to view this two-party interest is expediency — each side, at one time or another, believed the other had more figures on whatever list probably doesn’t exist.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Everyone watching will, at one time or another, get their cultural and political feathers ruffled, and some of the disdain directed at Aster might well be deserved – in particular the film’s ridiculously violent final act that needed a bit more finessing to give it the punch Aster was aiming for.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
The original order was for work to be done in three stages over 10 years, but the city and state eventually agreed to do the project all at one time to save costs.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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