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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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The weekly chart shows the stock has pulled back more than 30% from the all-time high, which would on the surface be considered a bear market.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Deep Dive: Americans’ Confidence At Work Is Down In The Dumps
New reports from Glassdoor, LinkedIn and Gallup all point to one staggering, if depressing, conclusion about the American workforce: Confidence and satisfaction is at an all-time low.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Duke’s third-year coach Jon Scheyer, who’s been tasked with the difficult job of succeeding the all-time winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski, is forging his own path with the likable Flagg.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
On Monday, the S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent, bringing its total decline to nearly 9 percent from its all-time high, with seven swings of more than 1 percent in the past eight days.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Deep Dive: Americans’ Confidence At Work Is Down In The Dumps
New reports from Glassdoor, LinkedIn and Gallup all point to one staggering, if depressing, conclusion about the American workforce: Confidence and satisfaction is at an all-time low.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Duke’s third-year coach Jon Scheyer, who’s been tasked with the difficult job of succeeding the all-time winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski, is forging his own path with the likable Flagg.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
On Monday, the S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent, bringing its total decline to nearly 9 percent from its all-time high, with seven swings of more than 1 percent in the past eight days.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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