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But even if David Ellison were to take a shine to baseball, Manfred’s year-ago assessment of the cable TV space was prohibitively bleak.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026 Routes to Latin America saw declines of 27,000 TEUs to 115,000 TEUs from the year-ago period.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026 While net sales dropped about 4%, the decline was about 8% for the quarter in the year-ago period.—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 That’s up from $96 million in the year-ago quarter.—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ago
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Etymology
Middle English ago, agon, from past participle of agon "to go away, pass by, pass away, come to an end," going back to Old English āgān "to go away, depart, (of time) pass," from ā-, perfective prefix + gān "to go entry 1" — more at abide