from the time
idiom
: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
She had known that she wanted to be President from the time she was seven years old.
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Local newspaper reports from the time say more than 12,500 people attended the grand opening.
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Rio Yamat, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Photos from the time show how one motorist was able to stop his car just inches from where the bridge fell into the water.
1993: Big Bayou Canot Bridge in Alabama
On Sept. 22, 1993, barges pushed by a towboat collided with the Big Bayou Canot Bridge near Mobile, Alabama.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Coyote pupping season stretches from the time when coyotes give birth to when the pups become juveniles and leave their parents, said Niamh Quinn, human-wildlife interactions advisor for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Yearly passes purchased to enter state parks and trails will last for a full 12 months from the time they're purchased, instead of expiring at the end of the year.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
That means this announcement comes just in time for homeowners who have been thinking of selling: Anyone hoping to get their home on the market for the week of April 14 has nearly a month to do so from the time of the report’s official release on March 21.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
The book is geared toward children from the time they are born up through kindergarten.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Again, allow five to 10 calendar days from the time the IRS receives your request for your transcript to arrive.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
The plane was known as the Straight Talk Express when used on Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, photos and news reports from the time show.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2024
Rio Yamat, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Photos from the time show how one motorist was able to stop his car just inches from where the bridge fell into the water.
1993: Big Bayou Canot Bridge in Alabama
On Sept. 22, 1993, barges pushed by a towboat collided with the Big Bayou Canot Bridge near Mobile, Alabama.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Coyote pupping season stretches from the time when coyotes give birth to when the pups become juveniles and leave their parents, said Niamh Quinn, human-wildlife interactions advisor for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Yearly passes purchased to enter state parks and trails will last for a full 12 months from the time they're purchased, instead of expiring at the end of the year.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
That means this announcement comes just in time for homeowners who have been thinking of selling: Anyone hoping to get their home on the market for the week of April 14 has nearly a month to do so from the time of the report’s official release on March 21.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2024
The book is geared toward children from the time they are born up through kindergarten.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Again, allow five to 10 calendar days from the time the IRS receives your request for your transcript to arrive.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
The plane was known as the Straight Talk Express when used on Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, photos and news reports from the time show.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2024
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