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First of all, there’s no question that that the language of movies — and action scenes in particular — was determined a long time ago.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
The real reason is because friends, and most definitely my family, quit listening to me a long time ago.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Though the prequel film takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, see what Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and more ‘Phantom Menace’ stars are up to today
Star Wars fans rejoiced on May 19, 1999.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Minimum starting salaries for new teachers should have been mandated a long time ago.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
The real reason is because friends, and most definitely my family, quit listening to me a long time ago.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Though the prequel film takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, see what Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and more ‘Phantom Menace’ stars are up to today
Star Wars fans rejoiced on May 19, 1999.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Minimum starting salaries for new teachers should have been mandated a long time ago.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
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“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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