closing time
Britishnoun
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Skea said that because the Addis Ababa meeting ran past the closing time, many countries -- notably smaller nations most vulnerable to climate change -- had to leave.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
If not, later turns out to be closing time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Westminster City Council, hoping to reduce noise and disorder at closing time in Soho and the West End, took aim at what bureaucrats term “high-volume vertical drinking” with new proposed licensing rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
For more than four decades, Yuk Wong has woken up every day at 4 a.m. and cooked bacon from before the sun rises until closing time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I didn’t have a dad to take me, and my mom was waiting tables from noon to closing time every day of the week now.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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