Meaning of Times | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc.
2. The circumstances of a certain time.
   plural, plural-only
3. A surname.
4. A person's experiences or biography.
   plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“It's been ten times more difficult than expected.”

“Modern times are so very different from the past.”

“The city called Fan-yang in Eastern Han times can be identified with the present village of Ch’u-wang (Nei-huang County, Honan Province).”

“From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.”

“The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter.”

“Mr. Campion seated himself in the client’s chair and crossed his long legs. His hat, his gloves and his folded Times newspaper he held upon his knee.”

“From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation.”

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