as in past
the events or experience of former times
my grandparents are always reminiscing about yesterday
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That’s a far cry from the engines of NASCAR’s past, which produced more than 900 hp and made the Cup Series’ screaming cars stand out as unique.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Nyla Brooks scored 21 points, Nyla Harris added 19 and North Carolina rolled past Wake Forest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Yesterday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yesterday. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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