most of the time
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: on most occasions : usually
Sometimes I go out for lunch, but most of the time I bring my own lunch to work.
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Yet most of the time, border-crossers are quickly met and taken away by the Border Patrol agents who steadily cruise the dirt roads and highway.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The couple shared on their latest The Jinger and Jeremy podcast episode that the dance floor at Jeremy’s wedding to Maddie Grace was clear most of the time, except for when the DJ played specific hits.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
As such, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been on top of the list most of the time since its October 3 finale a few weeks ago.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Many viewers might think charting such an arduous, 55-day trip required scouring crinkled paper atlases—but as Honnold tells Popular Science, most of the time that just wasn’t the case.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The couple shared on their latest The Jinger and Jeremy podcast episode that the dance floor at Jeremy’s wedding to Maddie Grace was clear most of the time, except for when the DJ played specific hits.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
As such, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been on top of the list most of the time since its October 3 finale a few weeks ago.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Many viewers might think charting such an arduous, 55-day trip required scouring crinkled paper atlases—but as Honnold tells Popular Science, most of the time that just wasn’t the case.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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