at times
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as in sometimes
on some occasions
That tired old dog still shows a spark of energy at times.
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Recent Examples of at times
Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
So do savings accounts, CDs and gold, the asset classes that topped the Gallup poll at times in the Great Recession era.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
His followers responded with a steady stream of invective, describing Atkin and Jammi in misogynistic and, at times, dehumanizing language.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
That was a concern because other research has indicated the Chinese government has, at times, delayed public disclosure of vulnerabilities submitted to the program so they could later be used in clandestine cyberattacks.
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Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
And even that score undersells how one-sided the match felt at times as Mbappé, Michael Olise, and company put on a clinic of sophisticated soccer.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
But what Connecticut got was the top golfer in the world, at his very best at times, yet bitten in the end by the humbling nature of the most humbling of games.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Visibilities will be below a quarter of a mile at times in the thickest of fog.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
So do savings accounts, CDs and gold, the asset classes that topped the Gallup poll at times in the Great Recession era.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.
—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2026
His followers responded with a steady stream of invective, describing Atkin and Jammi in misogynistic and, at times, dehumanizing language.
—
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
That was a concern because other research has indicated the Chinese government has, at times, delayed public disclosure of vulnerabilities submitted to the program so they could later be used in clandestine cyberattacks.
—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
And even that score undersells how one-sided the match felt at times as Mbappé, Michael Olise, and company put on a clinic of sophisticated soccer.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
But what Connecticut got was the top golfer in the world, at his very best at times, yet bitten in the end by the humbling nature of the most humbling of games.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Visibilities will be below a quarter of a mile at times in the thickest of fog.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
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“At times.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20times. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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