common time
noun
: a musical meter marked by four beats per measure with the quarter note receiving a single beat
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Residents of Miami, Florida, while the most common time to forget personal belongings was 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., Uber said Wednesday.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
The move comes about a year after the European Space Agency (ESA) proposed the creation of a common time reference on the moon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Summer is the most common time for lightning fatalities
According to the National Weather Service, lightning caused 13 deaths in the U.S. in 2023.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
March-April and October-November are the most common times.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Outside of the loss of a loved one, one of the most common times to experience grief is at the end of a romantic relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
There is a more common time of year for hate crimes in schools, according to the FBI.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
Two or three years was the second most common time frame.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Authorities have yet to share how the bear made its way into Magic Kingdom Park but believe that this particular bear was likely on the search for food as the fall is a common time for the species to pack on fat preserves to prepare for the colder winter month.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
The move comes about a year after the European Space Agency (ESA) proposed the creation of a common time reference on the moon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Summer is the most common time for lightning fatalities
According to the National Weather Service, lightning caused 13 deaths in the U.S. in 2023.
—USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
March-April and October-November are the most common times.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Outside of the loss of a loved one, one of the most common times to experience grief is at the end of a romantic relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
There is a more common time of year for hate crimes in schools, according to the FBI.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2024
Two or three years was the second most common time frame.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Authorities have yet to share how the bear made its way into Magic Kingdom Park but believe that this particular bear was likely on the search for food as the fall is a common time for the species to pack on fat preserves to prepare for the colder winter month.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
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