marks time
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Bo marks time with her twice-weekly visit to the rooftop markets, where merchants sell food they’ve grown or had brought in by boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
"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
Indeed, this is a city that marks time by its signature event.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2020
From behind the wheel, Irfan marks time by noting changes in the cityscape—what’s going up, what’s coming down.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
Note that we have said that No. 1 front rank marks time.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Olin Oglesby Ellis
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