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long-ago

[lawng-uh-goh, long-] / ˈlɔŋ əˌgoʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /












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Neither were most of them hurting for attention, which is probably why my brain connected those long-ago irritants with this present one.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

As they read your long-ago emails and memos, you want your years of hard work, passion and loyalty to your employer to jump off the page.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Thater and Govan both recall a long-ago discussion about Thater’s love of Zumthor’s work, and his use of concrete in Austria’s Kunsthaus Bregenz contemporary art museum.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Cavalcanti’s, no less brilliant in its execution, looks through the glass darkly, with painful scenes of long-ago squalor and depravity that sadly echo our own.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

The lavanderia is undergoing restoration to remove a thick layer of dirt that covers its northern end, brought about by some long-ago mudslide.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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