from the time
idiom
: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
She had known that she wanted to be President from the time she was seven years old.
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What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Pele had famously declared a team from that continent would win the World Cup by the start of this century, which was, in fairness, nothing more than repeating the consensus from the time; then England manager Walter Winterbottom said the same in 1962.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
His support began immediately, from the time Calvin was in the NICU.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit argues the latter, that the victim, John Doe 8, did not discover the injuries from the abuse until four years from the time of the filing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Pele had famously declared a team from that continent would win the World Cup by the start of this century, which was, in fairness, nothing more than repeating the consensus from the time; then England manager Walter Winterbottom said the same in 1962.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
His support began immediately, from the time Calvin was in the NICU.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit argues the latter, that the victim, John Doe 8, did not discover the injuries from the abuse until four years from the time of the filing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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