at the time of (something)

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: when (something) happened

It was raining at the time of the accident.

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According to Tabitha Caudell, their mother described Lashaunda as wearing a long purple dress at the time of her disappearance. —

Anna Turning, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Of the 12 tools at the time of writing, Colorize, Makeup Transfer, JPEG Artifacts Removal, Skin Smoothing, Smart Portrait, Style Transfer, and Super Zoom are fully released and out of beta. —

PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 The company has also entered into a backstop subscription agreement with its sponsor to ensure a minimum cash amount in the trust account at the time of the Business Combination. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 According to the weather service office in Los Angeles, conditions at the time of the fire showed north-northwest wind gusts up to 51 mph and humidity at 11%. —

Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the time of (something)

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