a while back
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Writer Greg Stolze posted a while back about “some professor” who “put googly eyes on a pencil and waved it at his class saying ‘Hi!
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
“We called a shop in Austin a while back: ‘Hey, it’s a 17-year-old — think you can do it?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
The school had abandoned uniforms a while back, but the dress code was still pretty strict.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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