a while back
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At a brunch at Kyoko’s apartment a while back, we cooked together, listened to music and made cocktails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
I went with my son to the Macedonia game a while back and the atmosphere at Old Trafford was electric.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
One of my uncles on my dad’s side also came to the U.S. a while back, and because he had the knowledge already, he ended up landing in the Flower District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
“I remember one a while back that was a roller and those are scary because they keep going on, but this was a quick hit, was over and that’s it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
She passed a while back, but it’s in her honor that I’d like to donate twenty-five thousand dollars to the Hope Springs Downtown Revitalization Fund.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
