: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance

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Dominguez, whose company operates the country's largest fleet of nuclear power plants, argued nuclear energy is best-suited to support AI data center needs due to its consistent, around-the-clock nature. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings, many happening back-to-back, around-the-clock. Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 During brief crises, continuous home care supplies around-the-clock nursing to manage pain and keep the patient at home. John Samuels, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 His next hearing is set for June 2, and then the court will either accept or deny his bond offer of $2.7 million in assets, around-the-clock private security, electronic monitoring, and full court supervision ahead of the federal trial. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for around-the-clock

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First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around-the-clock was in 1915

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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around-the-clock. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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