not long ago
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: during a recent period of time : recently
I saw an interesting ad not long ago for a new car.
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But West Virginia is a proletarian locale that until not long ago was a Democratic stronghold.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Silver has also been on a tear lately, pushing into price territory that would have seemed far-fetched not long ago.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Scanning a room packed with Republicans bracing for a messy scramble to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in northwest Georgia, the 14th District GOP chair outlined a prospect that not long ago would have drawn laughs.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The resulting racial profiling and excessive violence by federal agents became an urgent call to action for a community that, not long ago, drew a line in the sand over race and policing — sparking 2020’s worldwide reckoning.
—Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Silver has also been on a tear lately, pushing into price territory that would have seemed far-fetched not long ago.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Scanning a room packed with Republicans bracing for a messy scramble to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in northwest Georgia, the 14th District GOP chair outlined a prospect that not long ago would have drawn laughs.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The resulting racial profiling and excessive violence by federal agents became an urgent call to action for a community that, not long ago, drew a line in the sand over race and policing — sparking 2020’s worldwide reckoning.
—Eric Roper, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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