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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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The preseason game against the Dallas Wings was another sellout match with enthusiastic fans lining up outside College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, to watch the NCAA's all-time leading scorer play in her first professional game.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 4 May 2024
The ratio of children to Japan’s total population decreased to 11.3%, also touching an all-time low.
—Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Reed, after all, is replacing Cara Consuegra, the 49ers’ all-time program wins leader who moved on to Marquette this offseason.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
The all-time record belongs to U2, who strung together six straight in 2001-05.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 3 May 2024
The tremendous increase in viewership in women's college basketball has largely been attributed to Clark, who made history as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball during the game that saw Iowa's 106-89 victory over Michigan on Feb. 15.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Day care services shed about 300,000 workers early in the pandemic, but employment in the industry reached a new all-time high last month.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Elliott left the Cowboys as the franchise’s third all-time rusher with 8,262 yards during his first stint with the team.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Over a five-day period in June, locations in seven U.S. states, including California, surpassed all-time maximum temperature records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Juliana Kim, NPR, 4 May 2024
The ratio of children to Japan’s total population decreased to 11.3%, also touching an all-time low.
—Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Reed, after all, is replacing Cara Consuegra, the 49ers’ all-time program wins leader who moved on to Marquette this offseason.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
The all-time record belongs to U2, who strung together six straight in 2001-05.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 3 May 2024
The tremendous increase in viewership in women's college basketball has largely been attributed to Clark, who made history as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball during the game that saw Iowa's 106-89 victory over Michigan on Feb. 15.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Day care services shed about 300,000 workers early in the pandemic, but employment in the industry reached a new all-time high last month.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Elliott left the Cowboys as the franchise’s third all-time rusher with 8,262 yards during his first stint with the team.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Over a five-day period in June, locations in seven U.S. states, including California, surpassed all-time maximum temperature records, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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