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Recent Examples of long ago
Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The best part of the property is the neighboring trail among boulders, where someone long ago carved and painted all sort of faces and creatures.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
As scientists tried to make sense of dinosaur and mastodon bones and the stark geological evidence of immense, long-ago perturbations in the Earth’s lands and waters, different schools of thought emerged.
—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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The companies long ago paid back their $187 billion bailouts and have given the government tens of billions more in dividends.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The best part of the property is the neighboring trail among boulders, where someone long ago carved and painted all sort of faces and creatures.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Yet one noticed the difference between their long-ago campaign and Harris’s.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
As scientists tried to make sense of dinosaur and mastodon bones and the stark geological evidence of immense, long-ago perturbations in the Earth’s lands and waters, different schools of thought emerged.
—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Dating back to classical antiquity, the idea that a soothsayer can tell something about a person’s health, disposition, or destiny from the lines on their palm has long fascinated seers and scientists alike.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Most international visitors are blown away by Caral’s atmosphere of antiquity, the engineering of the pyramids, and the views, says Otto Abad, who founded Peruna Tours in 2019, which specializes in Caral day trips from Lima.Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
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This might be an uncomfortable statement for some, particularly those who find belief in any sort of deity to be an outdated relic of a bygone era.Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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Not quite a Saturday morning canyon carver, instead this Benz serves perfectly as the Sunday brunch cruiser, a true time capsule from a bygone era of motoring that Mercedes, and almost every automaker, can still learn from today.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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April 27: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Trump VP hopeful, comes under fire for detailing her decision to shoot a family dog and including a false anecdote about meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in her memoir.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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In October, Cher also announced her memoir’s book tour, exclusively with PEOPLE.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Browser Security pie slice reported phishing protection enabled in Chrome, Edge, and the defunct Internet Explorer, and also noted Bitdefender’s phishing protection as enabled.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Four titles from the defunct—but clearly still hugely popular—band have debuted on the chart in the past few months, and all but one of them have landed inside the top 10.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The deep-water species belongs to a group of animals known as arthropods—an incredibly diverse group of invertebrates with jointed limbs and a hard shell known as an exoskeleton, which includes arachnids, insects and crustaceans, as well as extinct animals like trilobites.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Then, the team matches the extinct animal with a close living relative and uses video and computer vision techniques to translate the modern animal’s movements into mathematical representations.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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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
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Each prepares eaters for the ultimate sour flavor, which has yet to be introduced, the Final Boss Sour, described as a jar of expired pickles.Richard Collings, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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King recommends going through your refrigerator to throw away any expired or rotten food before cleaning the inside with soap and hot water.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Steel, a Seal Beach Republican seeking a third term, has shown GOP resilience in the Democratic-leaning district in past elections.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The trust division doesn’t seem to account for any of your sister’s past mortgage payments.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20ago. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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