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Recent Examples of long ago
Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But the economic seeds of Trump’s rise were sown long ago.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Fifteen then surveys the long-ago sky into which Joy, as a star, has risen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
By then, Hudson had long ago sold his share of the Band to Robertson.
—Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But the economic seeds of Trump’s rise were sown long ago.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Her new one follows Ebby, the scion of a wealthy Black family who is reckoning with the long-ago death of her brother.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Fifteen then surveys the long-ago sky into which Joy, as a star, has risen.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
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Evidence for the antiquity of the country came in the early 1820s, when America’s first professional geologists found trilobites spilling out of the banks of the new Erie Canal.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Derived from buildings of Roman and Greek antiquity, Classical Revival houses include Greek Revival and Roman Revival styles and draw on common elements such as columns, pediments, and a strong sense of rigor and balance.—
Lauren Gallow,
Architectural Digest,
10 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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According to Esper's memoir, Patel, who was the senior director for counterterrorism at the time, assured Defense Department officials that the State Department had received the necessary permission from the Nigerians.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Azar Nafisi’s memoir came out in 2003, spent 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and quickly developed a cult following.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital Currency Group, the crypto firm founded by Barry Silbert, and the former executive of a defunct unit are paying the SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bush chose Moody a year later to serve on the Board of Regents, the defunct governing body for the state’s university system.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The company's ambitious goal is to resurrect extinct species like the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the Tasmanian tiger.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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As if that wasn’t involved enough, there was an extra degree of difficulty added in those moments where Orlok speaks Dacian, an extinct language, in scenes where the vampire communicates with Ellen via their psychic connection.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
30 July 2024
Adjective
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Coco Austin Defends Bathing Her 6-Year-Old Daughter In Sink By Maggie Ekberg Contributing Entertainment Writer 1 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors What happens when a Hollywood icon gets pulled over for expired plates?—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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So is the time he was pulled over for an expired plate.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
8 Dec. 2024
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Further Reading See the archive for past and future posts.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
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
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