at one time
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: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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The odds of a combination of risks at one time may be very low.
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Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Forty-two eastern indigo snakes is the most the organization has released at one time.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
The mockumentary style meant a single scene could demand crossing three sets at one time.
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Peter Stormare orbits around the edges as a creepy gas station attendant and/or trauma psychologist, who at one time did research on this town where a devastating mine collapse destroyed most of the population.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Forty-two eastern indigo snakes is the most the organization has released at one time.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
The mockumentary style meant a single scene could demand crossing three sets at one time.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
Peter Stormare orbits around the edges as a creepy gas station attendant and/or trauma psychologist, who at one time did research on this town where a devastating mine collapse destroyed most of the population.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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