for the nth time
for the nth time
Describing something that has happened many times before. "Nth" is used in place of a specific number. After he ignored my text for the nth time, I decided to give up.
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And so for the nth time, a Palace official had to do some explaining, apparently seeing a potentially damaging, geopolitical faux pas.
"Despite repeated promises to its billions of users worldwide that they could control how their personal information is shared, Facebook undermined consumers' choices." And while founder Mark Zuckerberg will no doubt pay up, apologise, and promise to overhaul FB's privacy apparatus for the nth time, his progress report in defending user privacy and preventing the platform from misuse does not engender much confidence among users.
"For the nth time, she has made it appear that the government is guilty of human rights abuses, and that's betrayal of public trust.
As I have been telling this to everyone time and again, maybe for the nth time before (that) you just do your duty according to the books.
FOR the nth time, the government has announced the relocation of general aviation (Gen-Av) operations to Sangley Airport in Cavite, this time ordering a 24/7 construction schedule to meet a November deadline.
Then, back home, I opened my clunky computer running the new Windows Vista software, and watched it crash for the nth time. OK, Microsoft, we're done, I muttered.
This advocacy of the Chamber is aired for the nth time by our former boss at Davao Light and Power Co., Arturo M.
For the nth time. However, like with all Skyrim experiences, you'll eventually get weary of vanilla Skyrim and its offerings.
Same day his Amnesty International papers were denied for the nth time.
Charlotte Crosby has had a torrid few weeks - first came the news that she andStephen Bearhad split for the nth time, then they were busy locking lips at the MTV EMAs afterparty.
Thorne,19, spoke up about Disick, 34, and for the nth time, she insisted that they are just friends.
We eventually got on and set off and for the nth time found ourselves wondering why the 900 does a tour around Allesley and then Meriden.
The Best Player of the game honors went to BSF's Marcelino for the nth time with IBLR Chairman Bobby Ting awarding the BPG medal.
The movie has been a mainstay on cable recently and, after watching it for the nth time, and maybe because April 18th is Record Store Day, which celebrates the independent record stores that I more or less lived in as a kid, it occurred to me that Elle Driver's demise resembles the recent state of the music industry.
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