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Krohne herself set a goal a long time ago to post at least four times a day, and has stuck with it ever since.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The elections should have happened a long time ago.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
But logic and common sense went out the window a long time ago, not coincidentally at about the same time as Nick Bosa and Fred Warner were lost to injury.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
That seems like a long time ago.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The elections should have happened a long time ago.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
But logic and common sense went out the window a long time ago, not coincidentally at about the same time as Nick Bosa and Fred Warner were lost to injury.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
That seems like a long time ago.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
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“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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