long since

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Jean’s passion took a more private toll, but she still lives with what Monica calls “this deepening suspicion that your existence is a remnant of an event long since concluded.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Next up is a trip to Wolves, who have long since been looking ahead to Championship football next week.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

But that old-timey method has long since been replaced by mechanized clearcutting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Excitement meanwhile grew in Seoul, with hotels long since booked out and thousands flying in from overseas, ramming home the immense popularity of a multi-award-winning act singing mostly in Korean.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It was really much too long since he’d seen Amanda.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig