: and so forth

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Often reflected from leadership, these cultures can prioritize values like scrappiness, transparency, accountability, customer value, and so on. Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Get ready to give your immediate response on which shapes look more appealing, and so on. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 Apart from potential security hotfixes, these are likely the last updates before the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27, and so on. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 Tier 1 is most likely, Tier 2 is competitive but less so, and so on. Maham Javaid, NPR, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for and so on

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1587, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of and so on was in 1587

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“And so on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20so%20on. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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