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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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The woman accused Mendes, Cape Verde’s all-time leading scorer, of forcing his way into her hotel room in Auckland and then raping her.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Clemente went on to become an all-time great—two World Series titles, 15 All-Star Games, 3,000 career hits.
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Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
Tatyana McFadden claimed her ninth all-time win at the Peachtree on Saturday.
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Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
The greatest player of all-time against an out-of-contract goalkeeper from the Portuguese second division.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Clemente went on to become an all-time great—two World Series titles, 15 All-Star Games, 3,000 career hits.
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Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
Tatyana McFadden claimed her ninth all-time win at the Peachtree on Saturday.
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Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
The greatest player of all-time against an out-of-contract goalkeeper from the Portuguese second division.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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