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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In ancient folklore from the time, the cuckoo symbolized fertility.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
Armstrong, who now represents Louisville in the state legislature, amended her ordinance weeks later, backing away from the time change after several Louisville business owners criticized it.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2024
Many of the devices from the time took more than 10 steps to complete.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 June 2024
These thoughts tormented Rob McLeod from the time his daughter, Kaysi, vanished in August 2003.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
Armstrong, who now represents Louisville in the state legislature, amended her ordinance weeks later, backing away from the time change after several Louisville business owners criticized it.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2024
Many of the devices from the time took more than 10 steps to complete.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 June 2024
These thoughts tormented Rob McLeod from the time his daughter, Kaysi, vanished in August 2003.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
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