some time ago
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Katie: Although Dyson owns 100% of this company, he stepped away from the CEO role some time ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
The U.S. remains in the middle of an extended mopping-up effort on a mission that the public and much of the policymaking community lost interest in some time ago.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Danone and Nestle have given assurances to the FSA that recalled batches were produced some time ago and were unlikely still to be on UK shop shelves.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
She was blonde and pasty white, and she had lived in London, which was in England, quite some time ago, judging from her clothes, and she coughed.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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