not long ago
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But not long ago, Ellsworth says she was so cash poor that she needed an interest-only loan for her Austin, Texas, home and maxed-out credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
He said a body had been found in the park not long ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
But one day not long ago, the AI tools of our time were suddenly joined at the top of the app charts by another product that Americans can’t live without.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
There was no idea that he had ever had, or could have, that O’Brien had not long ago known, examined, and rejected.
From "1984" by George Orwell
