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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Jones denied involvement in the casket incident, and police reports from the time say no one matching Jones’ description was seen on video dropping off the casket.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
When the game started that night, fans and viewers learned Lebron James was out with a sore left ankle and foot, according to a game recap from the time.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
More than once, Tucker’s armed inspectors fired at a suspect truck that ignored orders to stop, according to newspaper reports from the time.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
His best friend from the time, Adam Faleh, says Iza had few friends and mostly kept to himself.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
When the game started that night, fans and viewers learned Lebron James was out with a sore left ankle and foot, according to a game recap from the time.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
More than once, Tucker’s armed inspectors fired at a suspect truck that ignored orders to stop, according to newspaper reports from the time.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
His best friend from the time, Adam Faleh, says Iza had few friends and mostly kept to himself.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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