times

plural of time
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as in moments
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 days
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 durations
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 times The Raptors ran relentlessly, even as Atlanta turned the ball over just 16 times, a far cry from what the Raptors were forcing in the preseason. Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 Overall domestic revenues are just 4% ahead of 2024 and more than 20% behind pre-pandemic times, according to Comscore. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 Pesto’s fame quickly spread after a public gender reveal, and he was viewed close to two billion times on social media. Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 Several times during the episode, Viall brought up that Baldoni hired the same crisis PR team that Johnny Depp hired during his defamation case against Amber Heard. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 Healthcare professionals have long struggled with abuse, often exacerbated by patient frustrations over long wait times and systemic inefficiencies. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024 The shooting comes less than two days before Christmas, one of the busiest shopping times of the year. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024 The paying customers had seen this movie multiple times before. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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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
  • Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt have had their moments and made key saves at key times.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Holt’s viral TikTok about the G7’s chemical change has been viewed more than 2 million times, with users flooding the comments with similar experiences.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond this, Sacramento State history professor Mona Siegel said that with traumatic wars, veterans return with internalized experiences and a desire to return to regular life.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Most take several days to travel Earth’s distance from the Sun, and the overwhelming majority sail harmlessly into the outer solar system.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Meals — breakfast, lunch and a snack — are provided to kids four days a week in Head Start programs.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Smart Task Dependencies automatically adjust related tasks when dates or durations change, and the lightweight, fluid design eliminates much of the complexity typically associated with project management software.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • These circuitous routes greatly lengthen mission durations and limit launches to tight windows.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • The two sister competitions have come under scrutiny on many occasions in recent history, namely when the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Twice in the second half -- including the Grant miss -- the Panthers got inside Kennesaw State’s 15-yard line, and FIU totaled just three points on those occasions.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Veteran oilman Robert Price was regaled with stories of dogsledding and adventures in Greenland as a child from his father who served as a military weatherman there during World War II.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The outdoor adventures continue in summer with scenic gondola rides, hiking, mountain biking, ropes courses, and racing down the mountain on an alpine coaster.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Pertile’s Head Start program serves 85 children ages 3 to 5 and 30 families with pregnant mothers through age 3.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The contest is open to photographers of all ages.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Stargazers are in for a once-in-many-lifetimes opportunity this week as a comet will be visible passing by Earth for the last time for over a millennium.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1,000 men over their lifetimes.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

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