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We did the Boston parade for 2 years until the same thing happened, and in the meantime we were in the Albany parade and got on the 6 o'clock news for our matching T-shirts.

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  1. adverb Of or according to the clock: three o'clock.
  2. adverb According to an imaginary clock dial with the observer at the center and 12 o'clock considered as straight ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position. Used to indicate relative position: enemy planes at 10 o'clock.

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  • "Back then, you didn't have a gas station open from Gadsden to Huntsville after you rolled the sidewalks up at 10 o'clock," he said. —  Sand Mountain Reporter: News
  • By four o'clock however, Israeli strikes resumed and targeted a donkey-cart in Bani Suhayla Square in Khan Younis, killing two and injuring several others. —  Latest Articles
  • That's not a good thing at 2 o'clock in the morning. —  The Spy in the Sandwich Eats the Sun
  • Around 9 o'clock Thursday morning a drunk driver crashed his SUV into the side of a building at the Sea Oats Apartments off Plaza Drive. —  Firstcoastnews.com Local News
  • But the West Side streets were also empty as late as 4 o'clock this afternoon, which, along with the light fog, made for an eerie sensation. —  Los Angeles Metblogs
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