standard time
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About 56% of U.S. adults are in favor of it, while 42% prefer permanent standard time, which would provide more sunshine each morning, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Instead, the group representing sleep doctors favors permanent standard time, saying it aligns best with a human’s circadian rhythm, meaning your body’s natural clock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The bill would end the “fall back” to standard time that typically takes place in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Clocks roll back in the autumn each year to then follow standard time.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Those were not the days of standard time, eastern and central, with watches set an hour fast or slow at certain well-known points.
From The Story of Chautauqua by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
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