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• That means the start date ranges from as early as Nov. 17 to as late as Nov. 23.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2022
• There were open flames at the site as late as 9:30 a.m., about six hours after the initial blaze.
  — Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
• If the Fed does cut rates twice in 2024, the first one may not occur until as late as fall.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• His shift began at 7 a.m. and lasted as late as 10 p.m., with no days off.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 17 July 2024
• For days, day and night, sometimes as late as 9:30 p.m., Gierisch wrote back to the angry emailers.
  — Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
• Others start menopause as early as 35 or as late as 60.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 19 May 2024
• The bill would let teens work as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as midnight on days before school.
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• The 10-year-old employees, who were not paid, sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m.
  — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• The black nymphs begin to appear as early as April and as late as July.
  — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
• The Orioles’ run could extend as late as November, if the team makes it to the final game of the World Series.
  — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• World Cup games have kicked off as late as 10 p.m. local time while others have been played in the heat of the desert afternoon.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• In the past, the academy started to plan for the Oscars as late as November.
  — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• Some have moved from May to June, others as late as September.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2024
• The earliest arrival time for storms in the central part of the state is noon with an exit as late as 6 a.m. Wednesday.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 3 Jan. 2023
• Many of us like to spend as much time in our pajamas as late as possible on the weekends, right?
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2024
• Most states open their polls at 7 a.m. local time, but some start voting as early as 5 a.m. or as late as 10 a.m.
  — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
• The switchover could come as early as Sunday, or as late as Monday or Tuesday.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Catholic church had to step in, with local priests convincing their parishioners that potatoes were safe to eat as late as 1786.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
• Other graves and artifacts around her tomb date to as late as 200 years after her death.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
• But a person may start to feel sick as early as a week after the bite and as late as a year after, the agency cautions.
  — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
• Return to menu Adams Morgan is home to many slice shops, but none are open as late as Duccini’s.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
• And in some particularly wet years, snow can fall as late as April.
  — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
• In fact, as late as 1990, nearly half of the private sector workforce had access to a pension.
  — Byanne Lester, Fortune, 3 July 2024
• Ice Wine: Grapes are frozen while still on the vine and are often picked as late as December or January.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
• Bickhardt had exchanged text messages with Stephen Smith as late as 3:37 a.m. – less than a half hour before his body was found.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Many school districts across the Midwest complete the school year as late as mid-June, making heat a problem in the final weeks of classes.
  — Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• The big picture: Most states open their polling locations at 7am local time, but some are open as early as 5am and as late as 10am.
  — Kelly Tyko, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
• But as late as 1914, the United States was lagging far behind the European crime fighters.
  — Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
• Inspectors at one store found price tags that were two years old, and stores were still failing inspections as late as Jan. 26.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
• Some parents said they were frustrated to learn over the weekend and as late as Monday evening the details about which sites would be available.
  — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024