- a variation of around-the-clock.
round-the-clock
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Iza typically paid Saavedra or his company around $100,000 per month for round-the-clock bodyguards, according to Saavedra’s plea agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Inside the administration, the Mythos model was a “red flashing light,” a senior administration official said, prompting round-the-clock calls for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Many FBI agents have told us the immediate aftermath of 9/11 was a round-the-clock frenzy.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In an illustration of the scale of destruction, Chinese state media said road access to hard-hit Gyirong Port in Tibet had only finally been restored on Wednesday after "days of round-the-clock repair work".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Geeks keep their computers on round-the-clock and often work irregular hours, in part because Web-surfing, software trading, and collecting and ICQ and Hotline messaging are factored in.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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