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all-time

[awl-tahym] / ˈɔlˌtaɪm /
ADJECTIVE
unsurpassed and permanent
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Can Lionel Messi, at the age of 38, settle any lingering debate about his status as the greatest player of all time by leading Argentina to a second consecutive World Cup title?

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Eternalism is the idea that time doesn’t flow or pass — that all events across all time are equally real within a four-dimensional structure known as the “block universe.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Movies like this one reassure us that their spirit is timeless, and here to stay for all time.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Now the third best-selling sports photograph of all time, he says the picture "changed my life".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“I know she was famous, but you don’t catch the most dangerous magician of all time and not get famous. Maria was cool with giving Quinton the spotlight, though, letting him do all the interviews.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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