there and then
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A melody or groove from the bold yet accessible original popped up here and there and then, just as quickly, disappeared like an object afloat on roiling waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
O’Malley convinced Tatum to have the operation right there and then instead of waiting even one more day—a decision that is already rewriting basketball history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
I’m doing Verve Coffee that I’m grinding there, and then I’m brewing four cups because I need my coffee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“I decided there and then that I enjoyed being dead.”
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
We would choose some article almost certain not to exist there and then diligently try to find it.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
