Mountain time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mountain time
1880–85;
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Example Sentences
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Two contests take place in districts that span both the Central and Mountain time zones: the Republican runoff in the 23rd Congressional District and the Democratic runoff in state House District 77.
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
Some of Malheur County’s polls fall in the Mountain time zone, meaning they close an hour earlier, but the county doesn’t release results until 11 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
As home values have soared, fueled by a pandemic real estate boom that turned large swaths of the Mountain time zone into magnets for hybrid work and recreation, so, too, have property taxes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
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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