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And lo and behold, the Globes are back to officially kick off awards season.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
And lo and behold, a really cool investment came across our desk.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Bedknobs is also, lo and behold, an explicitly anti-fascist movie: Eglantine, a staunch supporter of the war effort, magically animates antique arms and armor housed in a museum to fight off literal Nazis.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Well, lo and behold, the opportunity falls in your lap.
—Shavonnah Schreiber, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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“Lo and behold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo%20and%20behold. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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