: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
In addition, Diop’s fictionalization of a long-ago Dahomeyan monarch, whose sculpted likeness is among those returned, highlights the way that art can embody the living memory of history.
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—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
However, any hope of a quick negotiation between the Dodgers and the two-time All-Star went out the window long ago.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
And indeed, a quarter century after deciding to commit my life to movies, reality is not as rosy as that long-ago dream.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
In addition, Diop’s fictionalization of a long-ago Dahomeyan monarch, whose sculpted likeness is among those returned, highlights the way that art can embody the living memory of history.
18.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Some of the players have been with the show for years or did it long ago and have come back.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
However, any hope of a quick negotiation between the Dodgers and the two-time All-Star went out the window long ago.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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