in the past
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Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui have both switched flanks in the past, while Baleba, a left-footed player, has played at full-back for Brighton previously.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Pike’s lawyers claim that “he is not competent to perform this procedure,” noting that “the only time in the past 13 years he has attempted to place a central line, on Mr. Carruthers, he failed.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Memory-chip prices grew sharply in the past year, with demand far outstripping supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Petermann Glacier has experienced several major calving events in the past, producing large ice islands in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Anytime anyone’s thought they’ve seen Dr. Gonzagaga out in public in the past twenty years, it’s always been a whatnot instead.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
