: of or relating to the past
long-ago leaders
: the distant past
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David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Definitely a nice way to remember a mother who is no longer there, and to release herself from the association with that long-ago wedding day.
—Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
My hunch is that no such evidence exists, or charges would have been brought long ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
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Adjective
The seemingly limitless budgets and bottomless demand for content of the streaming television era have allowed studios to dramatize both long-ago and recent disasters.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
Definitely a nice way to remember a mother who is no longer there, and to release herself from the association with that long-ago wedding day.
—Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Noun
Not long ago, top Premier League clubs would field holding midfielders such as Jon Obi Mikel, Lucas Leiva and Claude Makelele, who would play hundreds of games without scoring a single goal.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
My hunch is that no such evidence exists, or charges would have been brought long ago.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
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“Long-ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-ago. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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