not long ago
Example Sentences
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And yet, not long ago, I felt the sudden impulse to tattoo her name on my arm.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Norway's royal family remains very popular, with a Norstat opinion poll not long ago suggesting 73% were in favour of it.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
It would be a far cry from the solemn and fearful birthdays I had spent in Pakistan not long ago.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
