not so long ago

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: a short time ago
Not so long ago, she was the nation's best gymnast.

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Some of those same people are now reminding us that $1,000,000 bitcoin sounds as crazy today as $1000 sounded not so long ago. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 The Pentagon not so long ago favored expensive and exquisite over cheap and plentiful. Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025 There was a time, not so long ago, when Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle also had players in that position who had a supportive constituency eager to press their claims as the best in the league. Rory Smith, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 Sign up for Tech Policy Brady Dale 23 hours ago - Business The biggest blockchain news this year, reviewed Bitcoin more than doubled this year to top $100,000, and that's because so much other crazy news happened in a sector that was declared a dead dream not so long ago. Brady Dale, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for not so long ago

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“Not so long ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20so%20long%20ago. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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