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Over the past decade, the number of licensed birth centers in California dropped from 12 to five, according to Bonta. Plumas County officials are trying to address one key issue: how far a birth center can be from a hospital with a round-the-clock obstetrics unit. Ronnie Cohen, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025 As part of the launch, Ring will also roll out a $5-per-month subscription service that gives users access to round-the-clock professional monitoring and emergency dispatchers. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 The big benefits: instantaneous settlement, lower costs than traditional securitization, round-the-clock liquidity and transparency. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 In addition to the severing of Matsu’s internet cable, Chinese sand dredgers surrounded the islands in 2021, forcing the Taiwanese Coast Guard to run round-the-clock patrols. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for round-the-clock 

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First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of round-the-clock was in 1907

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“Round-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round-the-clock. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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