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all-time

[awl-tahym] / ˈɔlˌtaɪm /
ADJECTIVE
unsurpassed and permanent
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Bosnia, playing in the World Cup for the second time since gaining independence, is led by 40-year-old Edin Dzeko, the country’s all-time leader in caps and goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In March, 50 countries set all-time records for imports of Chinese solar components, data from think tank Ember shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“We believe the strong fundamentals could go a long way to support renewed interest in the stock after shares have slipped…since the all-time highs reached in mid-May on broader rotational pressures.”

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

With 20 Scotland goals to his name, McGinn ranks fifth in his nation's all-time top scorer chart, a shortlist of icons from down the generations.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Fifteen and a third inches had fallen downtown, still the all-time record for any month of the year.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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