standard time
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Many see the beginning of standard time as a mild annoyance.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
Most carbon removal credits have a standard time frame of 100 years, according to Erica Dorr, who leads the climate team at Riverse, a carbon crediting platform in France.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
As a refresher: Each year in the United States, we spring forward an hour in March, and then go back to standard time in November.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024
It’s time to turn your clocks back to observe standard time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
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 Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
