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meantime

[meen-tahym] / ˈminˌtaɪm /




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"In the meantime, employers are often required to make difficult judgement calls without knowing where a tribunal would ultimately draw the line," she adds.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In the meantime, the tower's 400,000-euro outdoor LED screen has been turned off for months after online memes re-imagined it as the baleful eye of Sauron's fortress of Barad-dur from "The Lord of the Rings".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The family started a GoFundMe to raise funds to restore the business and keep themselves afloat in the meantime.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In the meantime, lower courts should test the limits of Slaughter by enjoining removals that hamstring agencies by denying them a quorum.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

In the meantime, Miss Ann Burras is making quite an impression at James Town.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

“Yes, sir; and meantimes, there is some crackers and cheese and sweetmeats, and likewise a bottle of port wine, in the cart, as you left in the chapel when you went away.”

From Cruel As The Grave by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

In the meantimes, however, they lead more rational lives, and justice is properly administered.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

He could not even read the newspapers; he stayed at home two days from business; he worked early and late, and walked up and down, throbbing, meantimes.

From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes

In the meantimes I will steal a visit now and then to my mother, who spends the autumn in the neighbourhood.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur




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