: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 14 June 2024
Defense experts blamed his brutality on that long-ago swim in which Kudzinowski fractured his skull.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Why People Live In Earthquake Zones Millions of people now live atop fault lines because long ago small communities gathered at fresh water sources.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Adjective
Any other Evil viewers incredibly surprised that Ben’s long-ago bloodbath date was revisited in this week’s episode?
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 14 June 2024
Defense experts blamed his brutality on that long-ago swim in which Kudzinowski fractured his skull.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
Noun
There was a period, not too long ago, when the Hollywood rumor mill was convinced A24 was on the precipice of being sold.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Why People Live In Earthquake Zones Millions of people now live atop fault lines because long ago small communities gathered at fresh water sources.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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