marks time
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"The monarchy and its rituals and its dramas and events, and the way it marks time, provide us with a collective experience," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
It is telling that the village tour is how the author marks time.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2019
As the child shuttles between two wildly different parents, the soft and poignantly detailed art marks time in passing seasons and the child’s chaotic dreams.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2018
In many major cities, art life marks time with annual commercial art fairs or contemporary biennials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2018
The medium simply marks time without advancing; and little but sterile results are secured.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion
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