at the time of (something)
idiom
: when (something) happened
It was raining at the time of the accident.
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Two guns seized from the scene of the 2021 incident had not been returned to Aldrich at the time of the Club Q shooting, the Associated Press reported.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 June 2024
Some guests who were at the park at the time of the shooting told FOX19 that 200 to 300 people were there for an event.
—Brittany Harry, The Enquirer, 16 June 2024
The regretful audio mixing feels oddly apiece with the film’s cheap DIY internet vibe, which may have seemed amateurish at the time of release but now feels like a window back into a simpler, crunchier time for LGBT cinema.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
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.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 June 2024
Some guests who were at the park at the time of the shooting told FOX19 that 200 to 300 people were there for an event.
—Brittany Harry, The Enquirer, 16 June 2024
The regretful audio mixing feels oddly apiece with the film’s cheap DIY internet vibe, which may have seemed amateurish at the time of release but now feels like a window back into a simpler, crunchier time for LGBT cinema.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
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.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 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 26 Jun. 2024.
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