at one time
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: during one period of time in the past
At one time there was only one grocery store in town.
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Kevin Thompson, founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, also expressed potential consequences for paying off large balances at one time, even in the effort to reduce debt and improve credit.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
As one of the members of the iconic ’90s R&B group En Vogue, Dawn Robinson at one time sat in the upper stratosphere of celebrity performers.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third of the canopy removed at one time.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
And all of them, at one time or another, question whether they’re cut out for this job.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
As one of the members of the iconic ’90s R&B group En Vogue, Dawn Robinson at one time sat in the upper stratosphere of celebrity performers.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third of the canopy removed at one time.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
And all of them, at one time or another, question whether they’re cut out for this job.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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“At one time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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