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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The good news for the Globes is that the award show, on life support not long ago, has managed to stop the bleeding.
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John Koblin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Sera and Dustin Young welcomed a child a year ago — now their lives are transformed after Dustin received a terminal diagnosis
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Sera and Dustin Young were high school sweethearts, and not long ago, welcomed their first child together, son Tex.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
At the University of Córdoba in Spain, not long ago, biologists snapping images of the cyanobacteria under a microscope saw a cell that had grown a long, thin tube and grabbed hold of its neighbor.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
There was a point not long ago where the Dach brothers thought their NHL path would be even more closely connected.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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John Koblin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Sera and Dustin Young welcomed a child a year ago — now their lives are transformed after Dustin received a terminal diagnosis
Comments
Sera and Dustin Young were high school sweethearts, and not long ago, welcomed their first child together, son Tex.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
At the University of Córdoba in Spain, not long ago, biologists snapping images of the cyanobacteria under a microscope saw a cell that had grown a long, thin tube and grabbed hold of its neighbor.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
There was a point not long ago where the Dach brothers thought their NHL path would be even more closely connected.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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