from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours every day.
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adjective All day and night; all of the time.
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adverb without stopping
adjective at all times
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Hiring private security would be very expensive, Kendall says: "A couple hundred dollars an hour, around-the-clock guards and their housing — you can imagine what it would look like after a month."
Hiring private security would be very expensive, Kendall says: "A couple hundred dollars an hour, around-the-clock guards and their housing — you can imagine what it would look like after a month."
Osama bin Laden: On one of the most competitive breaking news stories of the year, The Huffington Post's national news team provided around-the-clock coverage pegged to up-to-the-minute live blogging, informative features, and wide-ranging analysis about the capture and killing of bin Laden.
He trained legions of other doctors, nurses and health care professionals in the around-the-clock monitoring of a patient's vital signs, saving an exponential number of lives.
But around-the-clock media attention—and higher expectations among wealthier residents— has intensified the anxiety and led to more criticism of the government's handling of the crisis.
Osama bin Laden: On one of the most competitive breaking news stories of the year, The Huffington Post's national news team provided around-the-clock coverage pegged to up-to-the-minute live blogging, informative features, and wide-ranging analysis about the capture and killing of bin Laden.
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