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 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.
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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
The Chiefs’ play call will have gone through three different iterations from the time the play clock starts at 40 seconds and trickles down to 15.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Images from the time of his capture suggest he was wounded.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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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
The Chiefs’ play call will have gone through three different iterations from the time the play clock starts at 40 seconds and trickles down to 15.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Images from the time of his capture suggest he was wounded.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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“From the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20time. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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