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
Indeed, this is a city that marks time by its signature event.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2020
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 pivot-man of the wheel honly marks time, Muster Swayne.
From Stalky & Co. by Kipling, Rudyard
