at the time of (something)
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: when (something) happened
It was raining at the time of the accident.
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The caller described the juvenile as a boy around 11 or 12 years old, wearing a grayish-white sweater with a green backpack and said the youth was still in the restaurant at the front counter at the time of the call, South Bend Police Director of Communications Ashley O’Chap said.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Their defense attorneys argued that the young men – Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18 at the time of the murders – killed their parents in self-defense, believing that their parents were going to kill them to stop them from speaking out about the abuse.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
How pop culture revived their story The brothers, who were 18 and 21 at the time of the murders, have long been acquainted with the media frenzy.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The home was unoccupied and under construction at the time of the incident, the department said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Their defense attorneys argued that the young men – Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18 at the time of the murders – killed their parents in self-defense, believing that their parents were going to kill them to stop them from speaking out about the abuse.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
How pop culture revived their story The brothers, who were 18 and 21 at the time of the murders, have long been acquainted with the media frenzy.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The home was unoccupied and under construction at the time of the incident, the department said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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“At the time of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20time%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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