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
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
“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
They’re bigger than us, and I set my eyes on the massive one Marv had been talking about a while back.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
