time

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as in moment
a particular point at which an event takes place remember that one time you tried to wash the dog in the sink

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as in day
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing back in my parents' time, families usually had only one car

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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress how much time will the project take?

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Recent Examples of time Intel now counts 88,400 employees—down from 124,100 this time last year. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 Tony Crane and Cullen Moss will also return for season 5, this time as series regulars. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 The Wall Street crash of 1929 is widely regarded as the definitive stock-market collapse of modern times. Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2025 At just 17 years old at the time, Irwin delivered a standout season marked by emotional storytelling and technical precision. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time
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Noun
  • Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • All statements reflect our direct experience and verified documentation.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The game marked the NBA’s formal return to NBC, ending a hiatus of 8,532 days since the last time an American pro basketball game that counts was broadcast on the network.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Everyone in Jamaica should be preparing for a major hurricane strike with a long duration of hurricane conditions lasting 2-3+ days Saturday/Sunday into Monday/Tuesday next week.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For Engelhardt, the problem screen time named was not merely one of duration but one of pace.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Juventus broke through the press on a few occasions in midweek, such as below in the 13th minute.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • On several occasions, police were called to the restaurant early in the night, and then returned for a separate, unrelated incident near closing time.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But if the thought of freezing cold isolation and bunk pods sounds more like punishment than adventure, Mongolia’s Gobi already offers glimpses of the otherworldly in a far more comfortable setting.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Select episodes of award-winning dark fantasy Solo Leveling, fantasy action-adventure Black Clover, rom-com Horimiya, supernatural dramedy Fruits Basket, and the heartwarming My Roommate Is a Cat will be available on more than 165,000 seatback Delta flight screens starting next month.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Carvey explained that his ego had been inflated during that period of his career due to his increasing popularity from SNL and the Wayne's World movie.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Under the rule, individuals who do not prove at least 20 hours per week of work or participation in training programs can only receive benefits for three months within a three-year period.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The breakthrough could redefine the future of virtual and augmented reality by creating visuals that look identical to real life.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rinderknecht is accused of starting the January blaze known as the Palisades Fires, which ultimately went on to claim the lives of 12 people and burn over 23,000 acres, according to a report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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