as in past
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Adverb
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The city has a population of roughly 800 people and was known for its canneries to supplement the surrounding agricultural suppliers, but have since closed.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025 -
While areas near the Laguna Fire were under evacuation orders, they've since been downgraded to evacuation warnings.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For some existing players game was a pretty significant departure in aesthetic and tone from past games, seemingly aimed at a somewhat younger crowd (again, maybe some who didn’t play the first game0 and scaling back some of its harsher themes.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their past two games, an overtime loss at next-to-last-place Minnesota and an overtime win against Northwestern, point to the grind that awaits in league play.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a bygone sun-like star about 2,000 light-years from Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The show contained tributes to bygone collaborators like the late David Bowie, whose prequel film character Agent Phillip Jeffries was shown transmuted into a large, kettle-like machine.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ago. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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