a while back
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“I started feeling a while back ‘you know, I wish I had a place to put these conversations,’” Mason said in a recent interview.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
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
Armstrong issued a statement over the weekend, saying she wanted to "clear the air about something that happened a while back".
From BBC • Sep. 10, 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
“Do you remember,” he said, “the hairy vetch we found a while back? The possible mutant?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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