by that time
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He describes Stalin’s promotion to head of the Leningrad Party in 1929, which never happened—Stalin was by that time consolidating his power across the U.S.S.R.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Just about 700 satellites are expected to be operational by that time.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Most of the world will hope that, by that time, this unparalleled threat will have somehow disappeared.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Arum, who by that time had seen Ali fight thousands of rounds, says, “It was the most incredible fight I’ve ever seen.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Although I had, by that time, grown easy in public, I felt that my family life was strictly private, not to be revealed to unfamiliar ears or eyes.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
