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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Top leaders who were at one time possible candidates in the eyes of the directors, including Dave Gitlin, Larry Culp and chairman Steve Mollenkopf, haven’t warmed to a task that’s critical to the future of the airlines and the flying public.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
In the early hours of Monday, June 3, six of the eight planets — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will be present in the sky at one time, in an event known as planetary alignment or a planetary parade, per astronomy app Star Walk.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Eman Ghoneim and his colleagues at the University of North Carolina Wilmington believe this area was at one time a much more arable and vibrant region, particularly around 4,700 years ago when the Nile branched far more than now.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The bridge was built in the twilight years of Bethlehem Steel, which was just across the creek at Sparrows Point, which produced steel for over 100 years and at one time was the largest steel mill in the world.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
The move saw the most snakes released by the zoo at one time since the conservation program began in 2015, the zoo said.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads, which allows users to stream on up to two devices at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
According to researchers, 31 structures—including the pyramids of Giza—at one time stood near the banks of a now dry river branch, buried under sand and silt for thousands of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The film also chronicles the surprisingly riveting decades-old tale of Morgan W. Jopling, who at one time led a mini-empire of theaters in the Upper Peninsula, and his son-in-law Michael Hare, an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright and the innovative designer of the Nordic.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
In the early hours of Monday, June 3, six of the eight planets — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will be present in the sky at one time, in an event known as planetary alignment or a planetary parade, per astronomy app Star Walk.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Eman Ghoneim and his colleagues at the University of North Carolina Wilmington believe this area was at one time a much more arable and vibrant region, particularly around 4,700 years ago when the Nile branched far more than now.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The bridge was built in the twilight years of Bethlehem Steel, which was just across the creek at Sparrows Point, which produced steel for over 100 years and at one time was the largest steel mill in the world.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
The move saw the most snakes released by the zoo at one time since the conservation program began in 2015, the zoo said.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads, which allows users to stream on up to two devices at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
According to researchers, 31 structures—including the pyramids of Giza—at one time stood near the banks of a now dry river branch, buried under sand and silt for thousands of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
The film also chronicles the surprisingly riveting decades-old tale of Morgan W. Jopling, who at one time led a mini-empire of theaters in the Upper Peninsula, and his son-in-law Michael Hare, an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright and the innovative designer of the Nordic.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
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