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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The developer will also have to pay those salaries from the time that building permits start being issued until the time the new public safety facility has a certificate of occupancy.
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
Many shared the real human impact during visits to their Senator's offices of both parties, and this and other actions ultimately forced the president to rescind the memo in under 48 hours from the time it was issued.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Danish architect Arne Jacobsen’s famous off-kilter stainless-steel soup spoon—its bowl set to the side, to approach the lips ahead of its handle—was produced in both left- and right-handed models from the time of its initial casting, in 1957.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
The actress' post featured photos of her with her onscreen mother, Lauren Graham, and onscreen brother, Heizer, from the time her character was pregnant.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
Many shared the real human impact during visits to their Senator's offices of both parties, and this and other actions ultimately forced the president to rescind the memo in under 48 hours from the time it was issued.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Danish architect Arne Jacobsen’s famous off-kilter stainless-steel soup spoon—its bowl set to the side, to approach the lips ahead of its handle—was produced in both left- and right-handed models from the time of its initial casting, in 1957.
—Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
The actress' post featured photos of her with her onscreen mother, Lauren Graham, and onscreen brother, Heizer, from the time her character was pregnant.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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