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Diluted earnings per share in Q1 were 24 cents, up from 15 cents in the same year-ago quarter.—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 In the first quarter, Nebius posted revenues of $399 million, reflecting a 684% surge from the year-ago period and aided by rising demand for cloud and GPU capacity.—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 May 2026 The biggest decline was in Florida's Cape Coral-Fort Myers region, where the median home sale price declined 9% to $341,250 in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period.—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Results in China lagged the year-ago period, of course, but North America grew 75% and the rest of the world excluding China was up 60%.—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ago
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Etymology
Middle English ago, agon, from past participle of agon "to go away, pass by, pass away, come to an end," going back to Old English āgān "to go away, depart, (of time) pass," from ā-, perfective prefix + gān "to go entry 1" — more at abide