at the time that

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The US military said at the time that the meeting by General Francis Donovan was "a brief exchange on operational security matters."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She and two others said at the time that the Fed should ditch the language in its official statement that subtly suggested a rate cut was still more probable than a rate increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"He was one of the very few men; they didn't understand at the time that women's rights are society's rights," she said of her father.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Villarreal: Because you both were so young at the time that they were a couple, were there modern-day couples of your generation that you looked to in terms of how they dealt with the spotlight?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

She saw the broken watch on the train platform, and he told her how mad he’d been, mad at his life, mad at the time that was running out on him.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart