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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The owner of the former JC Penney building at one time asked city for approval to replace the retail store with 209 condos and accessory dwelling units.
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Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Artists who at one time recorded there include Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bob Seger, Iggy Pop and members of the Detroit punk band Death, according to the Detroit Sound Conservancy.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
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—Eric Lagatta, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
We've all been duped by a Mandela Effect at one time or another.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Artists who at one time recorded there include Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bob Seger, Iggy Pop and members of the Detroit punk band Death, according to the Detroit Sound Conservancy.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
Max subscription plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads, which allows users to stream on up to two devices at one time.
—Eric Lagatta, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
We've all been duped by a Mandela Effect at one time or another.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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