: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Retrying Hernandez could be difficult because of how long ago the crime occurred and because some of the witnesses who testified at his trial have died, prosecutors wrote in their Supreme Court appeal.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026
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Adjective
Berard is Swift’s long-ago connection to the University of Kansas.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Noun
The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away.
—Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Retrying Hernandez could be difficult because of how long ago the crime occurred and because some of the witnesses who testified at his trial have died, prosecutors wrote in their Supreme Court appeal.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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