around-the-clock
adjective
: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance
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Any further loss of positions at the aircraft operations center would have negative effects because there’s not a lot of staff depth to support the critical around-the-clock coverage in the days leading up to a hurricane landfall, said former hurricane hunters and hurricane specialists.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The single mom from California moved from Orange County to Los Angeles to be closer to the best doctors and medical facilities, quit her job in real estate to care for her son around-the-clock and liquidated all her financial assets, including her retirement account.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Welcome back to the Miami Herald’s around-the-clock Dolphins free agent blog.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The main countermeasure is mortar fire, which is cheap and mobile—again, not a serious constraint that requires around-the-clock shifts in Russian factories.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The single mom from California moved from Orange County to Los Angeles to be closer to the best doctors and medical facilities, quit her job in real estate to care for her son around-the-clock and liquidated all her financial assets, including her retirement account.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Welcome back to the Miami Herald’s around-the-clock Dolphins free agent blog.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The main countermeasure is mortar fire, which is cheap and mobile—again, not a serious constraint that requires around-the-clock shifts in Russian factories.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around-the-clock. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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