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closing time

British  
/ ˈkləʊzɪŋ /

noun

  1. the time at which pubs must legally stop selling alcoholic drinks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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