at the time of (something)
idiom
: when (something) happened
It was raining at the time of the accident.
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Dewees, the last person to be seen with the baby, had already been in custody in Utah for 48 hours at the time of the search.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Of the 186 people the program has served since September 2021, 67% reported full-time employment at the time of graduation, and only 5% of participants had been rearrested in the first year after graduating, according to data compiled by the District Attorney’s Office last fall.
—Sammy Caiola, NPR, 4 June 2024
That said, customers have reported being billed for damage even after an agent had signed off that the car was undamaged at the time of return.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Two older brothers, who also were adopted, were no longer living at the family’s house at the time of the killings in November 2016.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Of the 186 people the program has served since September 2021, 67% reported full-time employment at the time of graduation, and only 5% of participants had been rearrested in the first year after graduating, according to data compiled by the District Attorney’s Office last fall.
—Sammy Caiola, NPR, 4 June 2024
That said, customers have reported being billed for damage even after an agent had signed off that the car was undamaged at the time of return.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Two older brothers, who also were adopted, were no longer living at the family’s house at the time of the killings in November 2016.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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“At the time of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20time%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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