Central Standard Time
Britishnoun
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one of the standard times used in North America, based on the local time of the 90° meridian, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
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one of the standard times used in Australia
Example Sentences
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Central Standard Time – with the caucuses normally lasting from one to two hours, depending on the size of the caucus.
From Fox News
President Kennedy was shot as he rode in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza at 12:30 Central Standard Time, which is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
From BBC
Central Standard Time after the Capitals played at 7 p.m.
From Washington Times
Central Standard Time, CNN’s Dana Bash informed viewers that Mr. Carson “is going to go back to Florida to his home regardless of how he does tonight here in Iowa.”
From New York Times
Central Standard Time, television networks announced that Barack Obama had been elected the forty-fourth President of the United States.
From The New Yorker
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