Mountain time

American

noun

1880–85;

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Results cannot be reported until the last polls close in the Mountain time zone at 9 p.m.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

All polls close at 7 p.m. local time, but Texas is in the Central and Mountain time zones.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

And finally, if you are in the Mountain time zone, such as Denver, it’s 5:01 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

Many of the states with no disclosure requirement are in New England or the Mountain time zone.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

At 11 A. M. it is nine for those in Denver or Rocky Mountain time region.

From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet

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